1868

Company founded by Carl Albert and Emilie Greiner in Nürtingen, Germany. In 1868, the young couple open a general store and, among other things, sell soda water in bottles sealed with handmade cork stoppers.

1878

When visiting the World Fair in Paris, Carl Albert Greiner buys a cork cutting machine for the production of corks.
He is soon also supplying his cork stoppers to other beverage producers.

1899

Hermann Greiner (second son of Carl Albert) is entrusted with the management and development of the "cork stopper factory" in Kremsmünster, Upper Austria. Hermann Greiner starts operation with 45 workers on July 1, 1899.

1950

1952

In Nürtingen (Germany), a foam machine is set up for the production of PU flexible foams.

1956

Start of foam production in Kremsmünster with a small, as yet non-automated foam machine.

1960

The first injection molding machine is commissioned In Kremsmünster.

1963

Production of the first petri dishes in Germany – the birth of Greiner Bio-One.

1973

Start of production of laboratory products in Kremsmünster.

1986

Restructuring of the foam production company into a holding company - Greiner Holding AG.

1989

Greiner is one of the first companies to fully exploit the transitional countries with the fall of the Iron Curtain and to gradually open up new markets. The first foam production company in a transitional country is acquired in Hungary.

1999

Since the restructuring on 01/01/1999, all units of the company now act as independent individual businesses. Based on the core competences of plastic and foam production, the Group has a wide and diversified product range.

2001

Foundation of Greiner Bio-One International AG. Greiner Holding AG holds shares in Greiner Bio-One International AG.

2010

2012

2013

The continuously tough general conditions and subdued outlook result 2013 in the decision to properly shut down Greiner Renewable Energy GmbH (solar division) .

The search for a buyer of Greiner Perfoam was stopped in the absence of sufficient forward-looking ideas on the part of prospect. Greiner Perfoam becomes a division of the Group in May 2013.

2014

The Most Successful Fiscal Year in the History of the Greiner Group, Presenting the 2020 Vision and the "Plastics for Life" Guiding Principle.

2015

Expansion to Turkey. Controlling share in Greiner Packaging Technique Plastik in Istanbul.

2016

Expanding the headquarters of Greiner Bio-One in Kremsmünster will almost triple available office space and help improve both cooperation and communication within the organization. The expansion indicates the potential for future growth at Greiner Bio-One. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 1, 2016, and construction is scheduled for completion in August 2017.

2017

On October 17^th the Greiner Group celebrated the groundbreaking for the expansion of its existing headquarters in Kremsmünster, Austria, to become the Greiner Campus, a modern office and training center. In addition to the training center for apprentices, the campus will also feature additional office spaces, open workspaces, as well as a bistro by early 2019. A multi-storey parking garage on the premises will provide employees with a convenient parking solution while at the same time preserving a maximum of green space.

2018

Greiner Group celebrates its 150^th anniversary. When Carl Albert Greiner opened a small General store in Nürtingen, Germany, in 1868, he laid the foundation for today’s internationally successful Greiner Group. Bold decisions inspired by a visionary outlook, a spirit of innovation, and a keen sense of the market enabled the Greiner Group to become what it is today: a globally leading company in the plastics and foam industry with more than 10,000 employees at 139 locations around the world.