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Identifying and implementing market opportunities: Since 1958, SCHÜTZ has been responding quickly and flexibly to customer requirements and market events, without neglecting the necessary continuity.
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1958 Company foundation
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Udo and Else SCHÜTZ found the company in Selters. The first product is heating oil tanks made of metal.
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1962 Factory expansion
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In Selters, a factory is invested in with its own tool and mould construction.
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1969 Starting shot for plastic processing
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SCHÜTZ begins with the production of plastic containers for the chemical industry.
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Since 1970 Engineering design of production systems and special solutions for own requirements
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The first production systems are designed and realized by SCHÜTZ under its own direction.
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1971 The first industrial packaging by SCHÜTZ comes onto the market
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The production and sale of plastic drums begins.
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1975 Global innovation: The first Intermediate Bulk Container (at that time, known as EWC) is introduced by SCHÜTZ
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With the EWC (Ein-Weg-Container), SCHÜTZ offers the first combination container made of steel and plastic as large industrial packaging.
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1980 Acquisition of DEG Leverkusen steel drum factory
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Expansion of the product range with steel and fibre packaging.
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Since 1980 stronger concentration on extrusion technologies
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SCHÜTZ intensifies its activities in the field of blow-system technologies. The entire tool construction now takes place in-house.
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1985 Start of production of CORMASTER
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With the manufacturing and sale of certified lightweight construction structures, SCHÜTZ revolutionizes aviation and aerospace.
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1989 Market expansion in Europe
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First additional production site in France.
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1990 First production site for packaging in the USA
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SCHÜTZ Container Systems USA is founded.
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1993 Introduction of the SCHÜTZ TICKET SERVICE
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With the SCHÜTZ TICKET SERVICE, SCHÜTZ takes on the retrieval and reconditioning of emptied transport packaging (in 1993 in Europe, then North America, SouthAmerica, Japan, Australia, China and Malaysia followed later).
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1993 Development of the innovative TANK-IN-TANK system
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With the TANK-IN-TANK system, SCHÜTZ develops a new safety benchmark for the storage of heating oil. In 2002, the TANK-IN-TANK made of plastic followed, it still remains the measure of all things on the market.
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1996 First licensee for the production of packaging
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For the first time, SCHÜTZ grants a license for the production of transport packaging to Dyno (initially for the northern region of Scandinavia and Finland).
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1998 Founding of SCHÜTZ Energietechnik
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With the acquisition of a major system supplier for energy, heating and ventilation technology, SCHÜTZ starts in the field of surface tempering and ventilation for buildings.
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2002 Introduction of the innovative airconomy® system
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air conomy® is a system for surface tempering, which not only heats spaces, but also ventilates them.
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2005 Further internationalization: SCHÜTZ’s first own production site for packaging in Asia
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With the founding of SCHÜTZ Container Systems Shanghai, China, SCHÜTZ begins its own production of plastic packaging in China.
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2005 New Security-Layer Technology for IBC‘s and drums
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With the new multilayer technology, SCHÜTZ sets new benchmarks. Through the use of up to six different materials, entirely new possibilities are created for the use of plastic containers.
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2006 Expansion in Asia/Pacific
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SCHÜTZ acquires two licensees, Furukawa ECO (Japan) and DSL Australia. In addition, SCHÜTZ DSL in Malaysia is founded in April 2006.
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2007 New Licensee in Africa
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With Paradigm Packaging (South Africa) as a licensee ECOBULK and ECODRUM are for the first time produced on the African continent.
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2007 SCHÜTZ Benelux
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Start of production planned at the new site in Moerdijk, Holland, which, in addition to manufacturing and reconditioning packaging, can also take on the filling of filling products.
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2007 Joint Venture in Brazil
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SCHÜTZ has set up a joint venture for IBC and PE drum production with Vasitex, the largest reconditioning enterprise in Brazil; the new joint venture also covers Vasitex's existing core business.
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