History

Year	Milestone
2010	Sale of Vlisco Group
2009	Sale of Verseidag Indutex and Verseidag Ballistic Protection
2008	Acquisition Crosible Filtration Ltd. in Canada (Filtration)
2007	Acquisition uni-chains A/S in Denmark (Belting) and Kirin in Singapore (Filtration) Completion sale Car Fabrics, Sale of Decoration Textiles (Sleep Care Fabrics)
2006	Acquisition Filtration of Barimex B (Poland) and Filtaflo (South Africa) Discontinued operations: Car Fabrics and Ames Europe
2005	Reinforcement position in emerging markets through acquisitions Telartex (Mexico), Lörincz Kft. (Hungary), Toho Filter Media Ltd. (Japan) and Mapelli (Italy)
2004	Further reinforcement industrial sector through new technologies (Biscor, PTFE) and forward integration (Fraser, D4)
2003	Acquisition Crosible Inc, Green Belting Industries and Burgmann Protection Group
2001	Completion divestment interior products and acquisition Madison Filter Group
1999	Reinforcement industrial sector through acquisition Verseidag
1990	Introduction technical textiles through acquisition Ammeraal, DWL (1990) and Bekaert (1992)
1972	Name change to Gamma Holding N.V.
1969	Merger Hatéma-Texoprint, entry into interior products
1965	First stock exchange quotation Texoprint
1964	Merger N.V. P.F. van Vlissingen & Co's Katoenfabrieken, Ankersmit's Textielfabrieken N.V. and N.V. Stoomweverij Nijverheid
1933	Standstill trade in East Indies, start sales Africa
1917	First stock exchange quotation ordinary shares
1852	First ships containing batiks to East Indies
1846	Foundation Vlisco by P.F. van Vlissingen