This section shows the history and geographical expansion of the Foseco Group of companies from its conception in 1932 to the present day.
Development Timelines
| Year |
Event |
| UK: Foundry Services Limited registered in Birmingham by Eric Weiss |
| Innovation: Fluxes for treating aluminium and copper are the first products produced |
| UK: First "Foundry Practice" journal published |
| Dr. Kossy Strauss joins the company |
| USA: First agent appointed |
| UK: The company moves to larger premises in Birmingham and the name Foseco is conceived |
| France: Foseco S.a.r.l registered |
| Innovation: The product range extended to fluxes for iron casting, coatings and exothermic compounds |
| Canada: Agent appointed |
| South Africa: Agent appointed |
| Australia: Agent appointed |
| India: Agent appointed |
| New Zealand: Agent appointed |
| UK: First internal magazine "The Mixer" published |
| Mineral Separations Limited takes a 20% stake in the company - significant working capital |
| Argentina: Agent appointed |
| Innovation: First edition of the "Foundrymans Handbook" published |
| Belgium: Agent appointed |
| Luxembourg: Agent appointed |
| Netherlands: Agent appointed |
| Sweden: Agent appointed |
| Denmark: Agent appointed |
| Finland: Agent appointed |
| Norway: Agent appointed |
| Switzerland: Agent appointed |
| Egypt: Agent appointed |
| UK: Exhibited at first Foundry Trade Exhibition at Olympia |
| France: New agent appointed |
| Austria: Agent appointed |
| Italy: Agent appointed |
| Israel: Agent appointed |
| India: Agent appointed |
| Pakistan: Agent appointed |
| Innovation: First exothermic feeding heads "Feedex" - for foundry castings developed and marketed |
| Canada: Foundry Services Canada registered |
| France: Foseco SA registered |
| Uruguay: Agent appointed |
| Portugal: Agent appointed |
| Greece: Agent appointed |
| Japan: Agent appointed |
| Sales hit £1million |
| South Africa: Joint Venture company registered |
| Italy: Joint Venture company registered |
| Germany: Joint Venture company registered |
| USA: Foundry Services Inc. registered |
| Austria: Joint Venture company registered |
| Argentina: Agent appointed |
| Innovation: First exothermic heads "Feedex" - for steel ingots developed and marketed |
| UK: Production moved to Drayton Manor site |
| Separate Foundry and Steel divisions established |
| Italy: Foundry Services Italy registered |
| Japan: Foundry Services Japan registered - the first UK company to be registered in Japan |
| Australia: Foseco Pty Ltd registered |
| India: Joint Venture company registered |
| Switzerland: Foundry Services AG registered |
| Portugal: Agent appointed |
| Germany: Foseco GmbH registered |
| Belgium: Foseco SA registered |
Innovation: Development of insulating boards and exothermic antipiping fluxes for use during  Ingot Casting |
| Brazil: Foseco Industrial e Commercial Ltda registered |
| Foseco became a Public Company quoted on the London Stock Exchange |
| Group turnover exceeds £20million and 3500 are employed worldwide |
| Hong Kong: Foseco Industries Asia Ltd incorporated in Hong Kong |
| Foseco and Minerals Separations merge to form Foseco Minsep |
| South Korea: Joint Venture company registered - a first for a British company. |
| Innovation: Development of insulating refractory Tundish lining boards for use in Steelmills |
| Innovation: Introduced magnesium based iron desulphurisers onto the Steelmills market |
| Taiwan: Joint Venture company registered |
| Philippines: Foseco Philippines incorporated |
| Venezuela: Fosven CA established |
| Greece: Foseco Hellas SA established |
| Singapore: Foseco Singapore established |
| UK: Eric Weiss Knighted by the Queen in recognition of services to British industry |
| Egypt: Foseco SAE established |
| UK: Foseco acquire Ciba Geigy foundry chemical division |
| World-wide Licence Agreement with Kawasaki/Sakai for the sale of Continuous Casting mould fluxes for use in Steelmills |
| New Zealand: Foseco New Zealand established |
| Portugal: Joint Venture company registered |
| Indonesia: PT Foseco Indonesia incorporated |
| Innovation: Introduced spray tundish lining systems into Steelmiils market |
| Foseco Minsep became part of Burmah Castrol Group |
| France: Foseco established a joint venture, Servimetal SA, with Aluminium Pechiney in which Foseco held 65% of shares |
| UK: Queens award for Technological achievement |
| UK: Acquired Dyson Black refractory business |
| Thailand: Joint Venture company commenced operations |
| UK: Queens award for Environmental achievement |
| China: Joint Venture company registered |
| UK: Foseco HQ - Foseco International relocates to Drayton Manor |
| China: Foseco (Foundry) China registered - the first solely owned foundry supply company in China |
| Foseco purchased SMC from Chemetall |
| France: Foseco acquired the remaining 35% of Servimetal SA, France |
| Burmah Castrol acquired by BP Amoco |
| Foseco sold to Foseco (Jersey) Ltd, MBO backed by Cinven Private Equity Group |
| Poland: Foseco Polska registered |
| Czech Republic: Foseco Czech registered |
| Innovation: Global Strategic Partnership with Magma - 3D flow and solidification simulation |
| Fosbel business divested from Foseco Group portfolio - MBO |
| Remet business divested from Foseco Group portfolio - MBO |
| Turkey: Foseco Dokum registered |
| Innovation: Global Strategic Partnership with Dynea |
| Chem-Trend business divested to Freudenberg Chemical Specialities Group |
| Russia: Foseco Russia registered |
| Foseco became a Public Limited Company quoted on the London Stock Exchange |
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