Milestones
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1945
Tecnovo foundation, first company in Italy
producing wire drawing lubricants.
Via Montecuccoli in Milano. -
1963
New Tecnovo’s plant.
Via Damiano Chiesa in Novate Milanese. -
1979
TKT Group foundation, incorporating
companies Tecnovo, Koner and Tecnosider. -
1993
New Koner plant’s inauguration for the tungsten
carbide sintered drawing dies production.
Via Bastida in Cremona. -
2001
Launch on the market of innovative
Koner patented worldwide K.340 pressure dies. -
2009
Launch on the market of 100% dust and borax
free dry soaps after several years of research. -
2010
TKT starts continuous collaboration on R&D activities with the most prestigious Italian Universities in the field of metallurgy and chemistry.
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2014
Tecnovo is awarded “Bekaert Best Supplier”.
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2016
New Tecnovo’s plant inauguration in Cremona
at the side of Koner plant - first and only
industrial hub in the world manufacturing
both lubricants and drawing dies. -
2021
Acquisition of the majority shareholding in "Nuova Lasea", company active in the production of auxiliary chemicals for the textile, tanning and paper industries.
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2022
Start-up of the Koner East joint venture, based in Veles (North Macedonia), for the regrinding and polishing operations of the tungsten carbide dies.