History
| 1949 | Karl-Detlef Feddersen establishes K.D. Feddersen & Co., specialising in the distribution of chemical products
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| 1952 | Karl-Detlef Feddersen acquires Norddeutsche Ueberseegesellschaft in Hamburg mbH, a trading company for technical products founded in 1919
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| 1955 | K.D. Feddersen & Co. starts to trade with plastics
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| 1958 | After the passing of Karl-Detlef Feddersen, K.D. Feddersen Foundation becomes sole owner of Feddersen Group
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| 1968 | K.D. Feddersen & Co. KG signed a distribution contract with HOECHST AG
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| 1979 | Together with Uwe Voss, Feddersen Group establishes Voss Edelstahlhandel GmbH
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| 1985 | K.D. Feddersen Holding GmbH becomes sole owner of Feddersen Group. K.D. Feddersen Foundation, now sole owner of the holding, concentrates on its role as nonprofit organisation
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| 1988 | Acquisition of AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH , manufacturer of engineering plastics, based in Niederzissen, Germany
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| 1992 | Acquisition of Schlubach Group, subsequently integrated in K.D. Feddersen & Co. Ueberseegesellschaft mbH
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| 1998 | Formation of K.D.F. Distribution (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., in Shanghai, China
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| 2003 | K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG takes over parts of French trading company, thereby creating K.D. Feddersen France
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| 2004 | AKRO-PLASTIC GmbH establishes Akro Engineering Plastics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., as manufacturing base in Suzhou / China
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| 2006 | By founding Voss Stainless UK Ltd., Voss Edelstahlhandel GmbH & Co. KG establishes its first subsidiary after opening branch offices in Germany, Austria, and France in the previous years
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| 2007 | K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG acquires Materialdepån Norden AB in Anderstorp, Sweden to enter the Scandinavian market
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| 2009 | Foundation of K.D. Feddersen UK Limited in Birmingham/UK. Foundation of FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG in Sinzig/Germany.
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| 2010 | Move into new production site Wujiang, Suzhou, China
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| 2012 | Opening of the production hall 2 in Niederzissen
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