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The family-owned company Sefar looks back on a 190-year-old, eventful history.
H. Bodmer hires Pierre A. Dufour to start producing silk bolting cloth for the sieving of flour.
In 1833 P.A. Dufour starts his own company in Thal (Dufour & Co). First business trip of P.A. Dufour to the United States in 1835.
In the next decades, the company employs up to 700 weavers.
Death of Pierre A. Dufour. His wife Anna Joséphine Dufour-Onofrio takes over the leadership of Dufour & Co.
Rival weaving firms are being founded in Zurich and Eastern Switzerland.
First subsidiary of Dufour & Co. founded in New York.
Union between 6 Swiss manufacturers, grouping into one company and operating in two entities:
Schweiz. Seidengazefabrik, Thal (SST)
Schweiz. Seidengazefabrik, Zürich (SSZ)
Weaving plant (Fabrique Lyonnaise de Soies à Bluter) opened in France.
Züricher Beuteltuchfabrik (ZBF) joins the union. The union dominates the world market for silk bolting cloth.
Although a single legal entity, SSZ, SST and ZBF operate separately on the market.
Hand-operated looms are gradually replaced by mechanical weaving machines.
Synthetic yarn replaces silk.
Silk has been continuously replaced by synthetic yarn.
Introduction of synthetic monofilament mesh for filtration applications.
SST, SSZ and ZBF merge to form Sefar, subdivided into 2 divisions:
Screen Printing & Filtration
The name Sefar derives from 'SEiden-FAbrikanten Réunion'.
The presence in Asia Pacific is being reinforced with subsidiaries in Thailand and Singapore.
Weaving plant opened in Kabinburi / Thailand.
Worldwide expansion by acquiring local distributors and by establishing subsidiaries.
Weaving plant opened in Sighisoara, Romania.
Expansion of weaving plant in Kabinburi, Thailand.