PRINCIPAL MILESTONES IN THE HISTORY OF INDUSTRIAS MURTRA, S.A.

1897

-  FOUNDATION (MURTRA Y GÜELL)
-  PRODUCTION OF STABLE TAPES.

1918

-  OPENING OF DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN BARCELONA
-  DIVERSIFICATION INTO HABERDASHERY AND LINGERIE

1922

-  FOUNDATION OF INDUSTRIAS MURTRA, S.A.
-  CAPITAL: 900,000 PESETAS

1940

-  THE FACTORY DESTROYED DURING THE CIVIL WAR IS REBUILT

1960

-  BEGINNING OF FIRST EXPORTS

1965-72

-  IMPORTATION OF HIGH-TECHNOLOGY LOOMS
-  IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY
-  PRODUCTION OF CAR SEATBELTS
-  THE PRESENT FACTORY IS BUILT

1972-76

-  SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATION OF WORK
-  QUALITY-CONTROL LABORATORY SET UP
-  EXPORTS INCREASE

1976-85

-  CREATION OF POLYESTER SLINGS DIVISION
-  CREATION OF BIG-BAG DIVISION
-  CREATION OF ONE WAY SLINGS DIVISION
-  MANUFACTURE OF PP YARN
-  PRODUCT INTEGRATION

1986-94

-  SOLD TO MAILING INDUSTRIES
-  PROFESSIONALISATION OF THE COMPANY
-  CONTRIBUTION TO KNOW HOW INTERNATIONAL
-  UPDATING OF I.T. SYSTEMS
-  BUYBACK BY THE MURTRA FAMILY

1994-04

-  CREATION OF THE DECORATION DIVISION WITH THE TAKEOVER OF ACRITEX S.A.
-  BEGINNING OF INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION WITH THE ACQUISITION OF EMMEBI SPA OF ITALY AND THE CREATION OF MURTRA LEON S.A.C.V. IN MEXICO .
-  I.T. SYSTEMS UPDATED
-  BEGINNING OF INVESTMENT INTO R+D FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MULTIFILAMENT POLYPROPYLENE YARN FOR TEXTILE USE
- ACQUISITION OF TELAS Y FABRICADOS NI TEJIDOS S.A. (TEFISA).