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21 Two numbers can say a lot. In our case, these numbers are 100 and 1,000. We keep both firmly in view. Jowat will soon celebrate the 100th birthday since the foun- dation of the company. In 2015, our number of employees passed the 1,000 mark, a challenge for medium-sized com- panies. We are particularly proud of these two numbers. In 1919, Johannes Watzlawczik laid the foundation for the family-owned enterprise in Breslau, setting up a wholesale business. In the first years, the product portfolio consisted mainly of glue made of casein, animal hide and bones, of wood stains and other chemical products for the wood- working industry. The courage to pursue new ideas, continuous technologi- cal improvement and highly committed Jowat employees were already the key elements for the company’s success from the very beginning. After the startup of „Jowat Lobers und Frank KG, Chemi- sche und Leimfabrik“ 1945 in Detmold, the product portfolio expanded at a steady pace, at first with focus on the wood- working industry. The transformation from a glue factory to a modern industri- al adhesive plant was initiated by ground-breaking develop- ments in polymer chemistry and the availability of syntheti- cally produced polymer resin dispersions in the 1950s and 1960s. The first patent application for a hot melt adhesive on a reel (Jowatherm® -Band) in 1968 established Jowat as one of the top suppliers of high-performance hot melt ad- hesives. The high level of innovation created entries into new custo- mer sectors early on, particularly in the 1970s. Not only the automotive and textile industries, but above all numerous applications of the paper and packaging industry are since that time bonding successfully with Jowat products. In the 1990s and after 2000, Jowat focused on a succes- sive globalisation of its business activities. Jowat affiliates and manufacturing sites were established during this peri- od, among others in the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Malay- sia, Mexico, Brazil, Russia, Turkey and China. Founded as a small trading company, Jowat is up to this day committed to the values of a modern family enterprise. In spite of today’s market dynamics, a sustainable entrepre- neurship draws on consistency, reliability and trust. Operating as a joint-stock company since 2002, Jowat AG converted to Jowat SE (European Stock Corporation) in 2015, emphasising the perception of Jowat as global player – where the customer always comes first. 2009 Opening of the production site in Malaysia (a sales organisation was already established in 2000) 2009 Jowat (Beijing) Adhesives Co. Ltd. in Beijing, China is founded. Casanin AG and Jowat Swiss AG work together under the umbrella of Jowat Swiss AG from 2010 Several other affiliates are founded in Turkey, India and Colombia 2015 Conversion to a European Stock Corporation (SE). Opening ceremony of the new production site in Bandar Enstek (Malaysia) and start of operation 2002 Conversion to a joint- stock company (AG) 2014 The 15th Jowat Sym- posium since 1987 is held in Detmold 2004 Opening of the center of competence for PU prepoly- mers in Switzerland

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