Founded by a gifted and enthusiastic inventor

In 1905, the gifted inventor Albert Stahn founded Albertuswerke GmbH in Hanover. His company initially dedicated itself to making UV arc lamps, the forerunner of today’s solarium.

In the early 1920s, Albert Stahn started to realign the company with a focus on foundry chemistry, developing new organic core binders and machines for the production of castings.

Having founded the company Hüttenes & Gerling in Ruhrort in 1909, Wilhelm Hüttenes decided the time was ripe for a new start in 1912. He joined forces with his brother Karl Hüttenes to found a new company named Gebrüder Hüttenes o.H. The two brothers moved their company to Düsseldorf in 1916.

They initially focused on recycling wastewater generated by the paper industry. The breakthrough came when it was discovered that the material could be used as a binder for core sand: the company’s future was set. Given the size and importance of the foundry industry, the brothers decided this is where the best opportunities lay.