Foundation of the Institut
für Textiltechnologie der Chemiefaser (ITC)
1 January 1970
Dissolution of ITC due to the
establishment of a chemical fibre combine
4 October 1991
Reestablishment of the institute
with a new strategic profile as Thüringisches Institut für Textil-
und Kunststoff-Forschung e.V. (TITK) - the first-ever private,
not-for-profit institute in the state of Thuringia
Chemical analysis and material testing (analyses to identify
specific chemical properties)
Development of test methods and testing programmes
Provision of expert assessments and certificates
29 October 1996
Foundation of the ALCERU-Schwarza
GmbH joint venture (development of alternative cellulose fibre
technologies) with Lurgi Zimmer AG, Frankfurt am Main
1 April 2004
Integration of TITK and OMPG into the Wachstumskern ALCERU-HIGHTECH
network
The innovative regional network was created with the objective
of developing the region surrounding the city of Rudolstadt into
a nationally and internationally recognised centre for the research,
production and marketing of functional and engineering materials
based on cellulose.
The achievement of this goal is closely linked to the improvement
of the ALCERU process as the core technology platform
Since June 2005
TITK becomes an affiliated
institute of the Ilmenau University of Technology
October 2005
Foundation of smartfiber
AG
with OMPG as one of two principle shareholders. smartfiber
AG carries out the commercial implementation of TITK research
and development results through its production and marketing of specialised
fibres manufactured using the ALCERU process.
April 2006
OMPG acquires a flocking
plant from Coronet Schwarza GmbH in order to expand its business
division for this sector and promote the development of new innovative
flocked products in cooperation with TITK
July 2007
smartfiber AG acquires
production facilities from SeaCell GmbH in order to expand
its production capacity for functional cellulose fibres
as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of TITK 
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