About KHS GmbH
Moving forward with experience into the future

Thanks to our more than 140 years' experience in the development of filling and packaging systems, we have the expertise to create innovative and sustainable solutions for the future. In particular in the area of developing PET containers and perfectly matched filling lines, KHS is one of the world's leading suppliers.

We are going to take you on a journey to the early days of KHS GmbH.

Find out here how KHS GmbH, today based in Dortmund, has become one of the most innovative and internationally active companies in the filling and packaging industry for the beverage, food and non-food industries.
1868
Formation of Holstein & Kappert (H&K), Dortmund, Germany

1879
Formation of L.A. Enzinger, Worms, Germany

1887
Setting up of the Seitz plants, Bad Kreuznach, Germany

1897
Formation of Enzinger Union Werke AG, Mannheim, Germany
1960
Formation of Holstein & Kappert Inc. Waukesha, USA, as the first international branch of H&K

1962/64
H&K acquires 72 % of a Brazilian mechanical engineering company, the later “KHS Indústria de Máquinas Ltda” in São Paulo

1977
Klöckner-Werke AG (KW) in Duisburg, Germany, initially acquires 51% of H&K. The stake is increased to 100% in subsequent years.

1982
Merger of Seitz Werke GmbH in Bad Kreuznach, Noll Maschinenfabrik GmbH in Minden and Enzinger Union Werke AG in Mannheim into Seitz Enzinger Noll Maschinenbau AG (SEN) with headquarters in Bad Kreuznach.

1982
Klöckner-Werke takes a 24% stake in SEN and increases this stake to more than 90% by 1988/89.
2000
Acquisition of the GEA Till company in Kriftel, Germany

2003
Acquisition of Kisters Maschinenbau GmbH in Kleve, Germany, a subsidiary of Klöckner-Werke

2003
Acquisition of KHS Metec GmbH in Niederzissen, Germany

2006
KHS acquires 70 % of a Chinese company, GLM2 in Shantou, whose core competencies are in filling technology for the beer industry. The joint venture operates under the name KHS China GLM2 Co. Ltd.

2007
Salzgitter AG acquires a majority stake in Klöckner-Werke

2008
Klöckner-Werke AG acquires the group of companies SIG Corpoplast, SIG Plasmax, both in Hamburg, Germany, SIG Asbofill in Neuss, Germany, and SIG Moldtec in Essen, Germany.

1. May 25, 2010
Conversion of KHS AG (Stock Corporation) into a GmbH (Limited Liability Corporation)
2. January 2011
KHS becomes a 100% sub-subsidiary of Salzgitter AG

May 2012
Ending of GLM2 joint venture