Koenitz porcelain
| Koenitz Porzellan GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1909 |
| Seat | Koenitz , Thuringia |
| management | Turpin Rosenthal |
| Number of employees | around 500 worldwide |
| sales | 16 million euros (2009) |
| Branch | porcelain |
| Website | koenitz.com |
The Könitz Porzellan GmbH is a company in Könitz , a district of the municipality of Unterwellenborn . The company includes the Wiedemannsche Druckerei and the WAECHTERSBACH brand.
Timetable
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| 1909 | Commissioning of the first round kilns at the Koenitz site |
| 1912 | Expansion of production |
| 1948 | Takeover of the plant in the Soviet AG Ceramic Works Hermsdorf |
| 1951 | Operation becomes public property |
| 1962 | Merger with Kahla to form "United Porcelain Works Koenitz-Kahla" |
| 1993 | Turpin Rosenthal purchases Könitz porcelain from the trust |
| 2000 | Participation in the Wiedemann printing house |
| 2001 | Foundation of the Thai subsidiary Konitz Asia |
| 2006 | Takeover of the companies " Waechtersbacher Keramik " and " Weimarer Porzellanmanufaktur " |
| 2009 | Celebration of the 100th anniversary |
history
Founding years
In 1909 the porcelain factory with four round ovens was put into operation in Könitz. The first products - cups, coffee mugs, bowls, tea sets, etc. a. - went mainly to England. As early as 1912, the company had to be expanded due to the strong demand and became known under the name "Könitz Porzellanfabrik Gebrüder Metzel". In the decades that followed, a changed company concept enabled many, including international, markets to be won. At the end of the Second World War, the Könitzer porcelain factory was considered one of the best-managed medium-sized companies. In 1948, the Soviet occupying power arranged for the factory to be taken over by the “Soviet AG Ceramic Works Hermsdorf” for the production of exclusively technical porcelain. When the reparation payments were discontinued , the company became public property in 1951 , but remained part of the Hermsdorfer Werke. In 1954 the factory resumed the production of household porcelain, now under its own management.
The period of the United Porcelain Works Koenitz-Kahla
In 1962, the Könitz Porcelain Factory and the Kahla Porcelain Factory merged to form the "United Porcelain Works Könitz-Kahla". During this time there was a joint floor brand called “United Porcelain Works Koenitz-Kahla”. In the early 1970s the name Könitz for nearly 20 years disappeared from the ground mark as another porcelain works, including Volkstedt , Uhlstädt , Garsitz in Königsee and Langenberg in Gera is to combine merged Kahla. Investments between 1984 and 1985 contributed to the creation of the most modern cup cycle line in Europe in Könitz. This went into operation in December 1985. In addition to Kahla Porzellan , Könitz Porzellan was one of the few porcelain factories that continued to exist after the fall of the Wall. The existing range of cups has been expanded to include new shapes and designs.
Departure through independence
After the fall of the Wall , Turpin Rosenthal, a son of Philip Rosenthal , bought Koenitz porcelain from the Treuhand on December 21, 1993 . Developing our own collections and specializing in custom-made products for advertising customers gave us the synonym as a cup specialist. In 2000, Könitz Porzellan acquired a stake in Wiedemannsche Druckerei , and in 2001 the Thai subsidiary Konitz Asia was founded. In 2006, Könitz Porzellan took over the Waechtersbacher Keramik and Weimarer Porzellanmanufaktur companies . Along with extensive investment and renovation measures, such as B. the purchase of the new decor furnace in 2008, Koenitz steadily expanded its position on the international market.
present
In 2009, Könitz celebrated its 100th anniversary. In the course of this, the factory outlet was restructured and renovated and reopened in early September 2009.
literature
- Hermann Windorf, The Thuringian Porcelain Industry Past and Present , Leipzig 1912
- Robert E. Röntgen, German porcelain brands , Battenberg Verlag 2004