History
Lamineries MATTHEY SA was founded by Edouard MATTHEY in La Neuveville, Switzerland in 1901. The company formation followed a family history of already more than 75 years in cold rolling technology.
The reasons for success, which has now lasted for more than a century, have hardly changed: constant adjustment to market needs, being a reliable partner for innovative customers, continuous modernization of production facilities in order to remain competitive, are a few amongst many others.
Thanks to this commitment to evolve and, at the same time, maintain and expand our unique know-how, Lamineries MATTHEY can offer a level of expertise and quality which meets the specialized requirements of today's demanding customer.
| 1901 | Establishing a cold rolling mill in La Neuveville, Switzerland, by Edouard II Matthey for the rolling of iron and steel. |
| 1916 | A company with a capital stock of 1 million Swiss francs is incorporated. |
| 1920 | Edouard II Matthey designs and builds two novel rolling stands with six cylinders (the predecessor of the modern rolling mill). |
| 1936 | Replacement of the gas furnaces with electric furnaces. |
| 1939 | Production is expanded to non-ferrous metals (brass, bronze, nickel silver, copper nickel and pure nickel). |
| 1941 | Henri Matthey creates a trust for the employees as well as a health insurance fund. |
| 1945 | Introduction of the first cold rolled stainless steel products. |
| 1948 | Introduction of copper beryllium in Europe. |
| 1959 | Installation of the first continuous tunnel furnace. |
| 1965 | Introduction of the first cold rolled maraging steels. |
| 1971 | Introduction of copper beryllium rod and wire for precision screw machining and the connector industry. |
| 1973 | Introduction of aluminium alloys. |
| 1982 | Exclusive distributor for Materion (previously, Brush Wellmann) in Switzerland and Liechtenstein for copper beryllium and beryllium alloys. |
| 1992 | Introduction of the maraging steel Durinox. |
| 1994 | Purchase of Billiton BV and transfer of production to Switzerland of very thin strips (Invar, Zirconium, Titanium, etc.). |
| 1995 | ISO 900:2008 certification of the company. |
| 2001 | 100th Anniversary - Edouard III Matthey hands over management of the company to Jürg Haefeli. |
| 2017 | The company has been acquired by NOTZ METAL SA (NOTZgroup) and becomes Lamineries MATTHEY, branch of Notz Metall AG. |
Pioneers through innovation, practical common sense and the necessary persistence
All six generations of Mattheys have left a trace in their rerspective eras, each time by giving the cold rolling activities new impetus and direction. They represent a know-how nurtured and perfected over the years in half a dozen locations in the Swiss Jura region.
| Auguste I | In 1830 he leaves France and settles in Switzerland in order to be closer to the cheaper energy sources (hydropower) as well as a potential market (watch making). |
| Auguste II | Gains control over the energy resources, which are vital at this time, by making use of the hydropower of the French-Swiss river Doubs. Together with his brother Charles-Edouard he separates stretch rolling from rolling. |
| Charles-Edouard | In 1888, the two brothers part company and Charles-Edouard founds a new plant in Corgémont, in the Swiss Jura Mountains. |
| Edouard I | Continues his father's work and moves the production to a plant in the valley of Saint-Imier, Switzerland. |
| Edouard II | Settles in La Neuveville in 1901, where he opens a new plant. He lays the foundations for the future industrialization and designs and builds two novel rolling stands (the predecessor of the modern rolling mill). |
| Henri | Mechanical engineer, who continued his education in the USA, Germany and Winterthur before the company becomes a family business again in 1936. He creates a solid financial foundation for the company. |
| Edouard III | Mechanical engineer, who had gone through in-depth training by his father since 1960. He perfects the company know-how and production technology. Introduces the use of copper beryllium in the form of rod and wire and significantly expands the company's activities. |
