HISTORY

1922

January 17, 1922 Signing of the shareholders agreement of the “Pappenguß Gesellschaft für Zellstoffabrikate mit beschränkter Haftung ” in Berlin Spandau.

1938

Under the name " Pappenguss-Membranen Dr. Kurt Müller” the membrane division is continued by Mr. Dr. Kurt Müller. Important customers at this time were e.g. Siemens, AEG and Loewe.

1946

The company relocated to Lachendorf near Celle and produced once again loudspeaker membranes from waste paper in the premises of the Drewsen paper factory.

1947

Heinz Ebers became a partner and initiated the relocation to the current location in Krefeld. In this year, the “DR. KURT MÜLLER GmbH & Co. KG“ also exhibited at the very first Hanover Fair.

1955

The two partners Dr. Kurt Müller and Heinz Ebers founded the independent "Deutsche Fibrit" in Grefrath, which manufactured dashboards and other car parts from wood fibers, based on the “Müller”-process.

1970

With the acquisition of the factory “Pulsonic Ultrasonics Limited” in England, the product range was expanded to include large, air-dried paper cones for the PA sound industry and cones for guitar loudspeakers. This company "Kurt Mueller Ltd." is still a 100% subsidiary of „DR. KURT MÜLLER GmbH & Co. KG“.

1995

The production of rubber surrounds was relocated to the Czech Republic.

2000

The attempt to set up a production facility in Thailand was abandoned and the company concentrated entirely on the plants in Europe again.

2009

Under the pressure of the global financial crisis, Helmut Ebers took over the shares that had been scattered among the Ebers and Müller families and became the sole managing partner.

2010

Since this year, the company's technically innovative products have been presented with great success at international trade fairs again.

2014

Opening of the sales office in China.

2022

The "DR. KURT MÜLLER GmbH & Co. KG” celebrates its 100th anniversary. At this time, the company delivers moving parts at the highest quality standards to over 200 loudspeaker manufacturers worldwide.