Duni Ltd
| About us | 1936 Dester, a trading house for commodity items directed to hotels&restaurants, is founded. 1949 The company that is now duni is founded(billingsforsl nged AB in dalsland, sweden). 1953 First white napkin of soft tissue paper. 1954 The first colored napkins are introduced. 1958 Operations are established in germany. 1963 Production of paper plates begins in halmstad, sweden. Sales operations are established in denmark. 1965 Dunicel, a unique patented material used primarily for tablecovering, goes into production. 1966 Plastic production begins in halmstad. 1967 Operations are established in great britain 1972 Operations are established in norway 1973 Dester begins manufacturing plastic products for airline food service. 1977 Production begins in the USA. 1982 Dunilin, a unique airlaid material used primarily for napkins, goes into production. 1984 Duni acquires its first candle factory(indelsbo, sweden). 1985 Dunisilk, a wipeable tablecover material, goes into production. 1986 De ster sales operation open in USA. 1990 Duni bil becomes duni and makes a strategically important acquisition, purchasing the finess group from stora, the pulp and paper conglomerate. De ster starts manufacturing in USA. 1993 Operations are established in poland. Ing group acquires de ster. 1996 Artstyle - an exclusive product line for specialty shops - is introduced. A new factory is opened in the USA. Dester acquires ds plastics of holland. 1997 Tidnings AB marieberg sells 50% of duni AB to scandinavian equity partners ltd(oneof the eqt funds). De ster signs a joint venture agreement with thai disposables. 1998 Duni concentrates its operations, selling off our hygiene operations and the packaging company jd stenqvist. Duni acquires the finnish candle manufacturer havi. De ster acquires acs g nter in germany. New duni identity is launched. 1999 Duni acquires dester. Acs, the world leader in tableware and food service products for travelers. Dester. Acs is formed through the merger of dester, g nter. Acs, and duni inflight. 2001 Qt acquires remaining 50% of the shares in duni AB from the bonnier group. Duni is thereby 100% owned by eqt. 2002 Duni sells its tissue mill in kisa, sweden De ster signs joint venture agreement with hainan airlines. 2003 Duni new corporate identity is launched. Duni sells ds plastics in holland. |
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| Industry Focus | Paper Napkins & Serviettes, Household Plastic Products, Paper Napkins & Serviettes |
| Business Type | Manufacturer |
| Products/Services | Serviettes, tissue napkins, disposable paper, hotels, restaurants |
| Our Markets | Worldwide |
| Year Established | 1967 |
| Legal Representative(CEO) | Karen Ealey |
