| 1913
| Ludwig Schunk, together with the technician Karl Ebe, founded the carbon brush factory Schunk & Ebe OHG in Fulda, Germany.
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| 1918
| The company is moved to Heuchelheim, near Gießen, Germany. The range of products is broadened by including carbon brush holders, carbon products for mechanical applications and sintered-metal products.
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| 1947
| After the death of Ludwig Schunk, the Ludwig-Schunk-Stiftung e.V. (Ludwig Schunk Foundation), acting as a "legal entity", takes over the ownership function. Subsidiaries and holdings are founded both at home and abroad. The range of products and services is expanded through innovation and diversification in related technological fields.
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| 1956
| Founding of „Schunk & Ebe Wien GmbH“ (at present: Schunk Wien GmbH)
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| 1994
| Founding of the Czech branch „Schunk Praha s.r.o.“ in Plzen
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| 1998
| Founding of the Romanian branch „Schunk Carbon Technology SRL“ in Bucharest
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| 1998-2008
| Representatives in Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Hungary
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| 2003
| Distribution partnership with OOO “Intechcom”, Moscow
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| 2008
| Cooperation with OOO „NPP Soyuzkarbon“, Krasnodar
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