Since 2014 Haniel begins the transformation towards a more diversified portfolio and sells Celesio (2014), the Metro shares (from 2015) and ELG (2021). New companies are added: Bekaert(Deslee)…
2010 Sustainability becomes the guiding principle for Haniel's entrepreneurial activities. The goal is to be one of the leading family-owned companies in this field by 2020. "Enkelfähigkeit" becomes…
2002 After more than 200 years, Haniel disengages from shipping as of January 1, 2000, giving 51 percent of Haniel Reederei to Imperial Logistics International GmbH & Co. KG. The exit is…
1985 Kaiser + Kraft GmbH, based in Stuttgart, is acquired in July 1985. The specialist mail order company for office and business equipment has subsidiaries in England, the Netherlands, Belgium,…
1981 First circular business models: Haniel acquires the Swiss company CWS in October 1981. It equips toilets with cloth towel dispensers and offers a washing service for the towel rolls. The…
1970 Haniel recognizes the effects of structural change early on and begins to withdraw from mining and the coal and steel industry. After the first shares in the mining sector are sold in 1959, the…
1964 Once again, Haniel adapts to the circumstances of the time: After the sale of the Rheinpreussen fuel business, investments begin in the demands of modern consumer society - and especially in…
1951 Haniel adapts to the new situation in post-war Germany and to reconstruction. The company increases its investments in the construction and fuel trade. Haniel's Rheinpreußen petrol stations are…
1944 During the Second World War, Haniel's headquarters in Ruhrort are badly hit by several bombing raids. A large part of Haniel's fleet is sunk and, at the end of the war, operations have to be…
1917 Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH is founded in 1917. It bundles the trading and transport interests of Gutehoffnungshütte (GHH) and the family-owned mines. With Dr. Johann Wilhelm Welker from…
