{"id":2691,"date":"2021-11-16T09:07:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T09:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/company\/unsere-geschichte\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T13:41:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:41:09","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/en\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"fullwidth top-banner img-box wpb_content_element\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/PRO_Website_Header_Geschichte_1440x479px.jpg)\"><i class=\"move-down\"><\/i><div class=\"container relative sm\"><div class=\"flexbox\"><div class=\"text-box \"><h1 class=\"marked\">Our history<\/h1><h2>From Bavaria to the world<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"  custom-content wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><h2>Your professional for films for over 40 years<\/h2>\n<p>Since our first manufactured cast film in 1980 and the founding of the company in Halfing near Rosenheim, Germany, Profol has quickly built a solid reputation: Outstanding product performance and outstanding personalized customer service have been everyday values at Profol. We embrace the ever-changing challenges of our industry and are passionate about delivering the best customized solutions. Talk to our employees and customers &#8211; and you will feel our spirit!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s why our company has become one of the world&#8217;s leading manufacturers of polypropylene cast films, which are used in an ever-increasing number of commercial products &#8211; from flexible packaging to vehicles and household furniture. Profol operates some of the most modern cast extrusion plants in the world at locations in Europe, North America and Asia. Our nearly 500 employees produce a total of more than 110,000 tons of polypropylene and other polyolefin film per year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"history-wrapper wpb_content_element\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"history-events-outer\"><div class=\"dots-controls\"><\/div><div class=\"history-events\"><div class=\"slick-slide\"><h2>Profol GmbH founded in Halfing, Germany<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Halfing-1024x552.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Halfing-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Halfing-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Halfing-768x414.jpg 768w, 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\/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"slick-slide\"><h2>Aquisition of the Innofol plant in Greiz, Germany<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Greiz-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Greiz-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Greiz-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Greiz-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Greiz-1536x818.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Greiz.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"slick-slide\"><h2>Opening of Guangzhou Profol Films in China<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Guangzhou--1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Guangzhou--1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Guangzhou--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Guangzhou--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Guangzhou--1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Guangzhou--2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"slick-slide\"><h2>Aquisition of the Technofol plant in Harbke, Germany<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Harbke-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Harbke-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Harbke-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Harbke-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Harbke.jpg 1336w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"slick-slide\"><h2>Acquisition of Profol Czech s.r.o.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Czech-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Czech-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Czech-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Czech-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Czech-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Profol_Czech-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"slick-slide\"><h2>Start of production of the lightweight composite progano<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> in the new plant in Greiz, Germany<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20201125_124552-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"slick-slide\"><h2>Moving into the innovation center in Halfing, Germany<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9974\" src=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mai-2024_Bild-Profol-Halfing-neues-Gebaeude-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.profol.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Mai-2024_Bild-Profol-Halfing-neues-Gebaeude-1024x771.jpg 1024w, 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