1904
Foundation of „Norddeutsche Papierfabrik Hirt & Jenß”
1905
Start of PM1 with production of newsprint paper
1908
Start of PM2 with production of newsprint paper
(total production of both paper machines 300 to/a)
1910
Disposal to the paper mill Kabel at Hagen, new name „Papierfabrik Uetersen GmbH”
1913
Merger of the paper mills Kabel, Reisholz and Uetersen to „Papierfabrik Reisholz AG”
1914
Down time in August due to the 1st World War
1915
Production restart in April, mainly spinning and printing papers due to war related raw materials scarcity
1929
Merger of „Papierfabrik Reisholz AG, Düsseldorf” and „Feldmühle Papier- und Zellstoffwerke AG, Stettin Odermünde” to „Feldmühle, Papier- und Zellstoffwerke AG, Werk Uetersen”
1939
The outbreak of the 2nd World War led to close-down in autumn with subsequent partial dismantling, occupation of some areas by the National Mail for storage, short before the end of the war used by the Navy also for storage
1947
Reconstruction of the mill started in May with 5 workers and 2 clerks
1948
After finishing all maintenance work at the PM1 production started in July with 18-25 to/day with 49 workers and 9 clerks
1949
PM2 production start in September with 20-25 to/day
1950
Production swap from newsprint to illustration printing paper, staff increase by year end to 257 workers and 37 clerks
1951
New building for calender and screening departments
1952
Dismantling of the old PM2 (within 24 hours!)
1952
After the start-up of the new Pinnau flap bridge the mill could be supplied with wood and later on with pulp bales on the water way
1953
Start-up of the new PM2 already in early February, total production volume of the mill was now 150-160 to/day
1959
First off-line coating machine equipment for the PM1 (roll-coater), after Uetersen mill’s success machine coating was caught up in other „Feldmühle” mills as well
1963
Start of off-line blade coater for the PM2
1963
Construction of a new office building
1967
Construction of a new storage depot at the Bahnstrasse
1970
Installation of an on-line blade coater for the PM1
1979
With the close down of groundwood mill, swat to permanent neutral paper manufacturing of wood free coated products on PM2
1980
Installation of a coating machine 2 (CM2) and building of a new finishing, stock and dispatch area
1992
Start of "Trenntechnik„ (filler and fiber recovery)
1995
Rebuilt of PM1 pre-coating unit (Twin HSM)
1997
Exchange of coater 2 + 3 CM 2, new sheet cutter SQ 8, modernisation of the coating kitchen, new waste water sludge press
2001
Rebuilt of the PM2 for higher substances up to 350 gsm and capacity increase to 190.000 t/a
2006
Conversion to alkaline production on PM1, new guillotine system
2007
Installation of a steam turbine at the power plant
2009
Widening of PM2 product portfolio with ≥ 400 gsm, development of a label paper grade containing PCW
2011
Strategic alignment towards Speciality Papers
2012
Implementation of AGV for pallet transportation and usage of RFID technique
2015
Back to the roots. New ownership and new company name „Feldmuehle Uetersen GmbH”, new portfolio: SBS board, liner, wet strength label paper, flexible packaging paper and graphical paper
2018
New owner and new company name „Feldmuehle GmbH”
2019
Portfolio: label paper (wet strength and non-wet strength) and flexible packaging paper