1964  Merquinsa foundation. Production of acrylic, styrenic,           vinylic resins.

1970  Launch thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) for           adhesives and coatings.

1974  Initial export activities to the European Union.

1977  Offices and plant capacity increase.

1978  Start production of own polycaprolactone from           e-caprolactone.

1980  Initial export activities to North and South America.

1985  New production building to increase capacity. Initial           export activities to Asia.

1986  New R&D laboratory.

1987  New TPU continuous production line.

1988  Strategic realignment: Exclusive dedication to TPUs           and PUDs.

1989  Creation of application laboratory.

1992  Launch of new TPU range for extrusion and injection.

1993  ISO 9002.

1995  New TPU continuous production line. New application           laboratory.

1997  ISO 9001. Incorporation of Merquinsa North America           Inc.

1998  Launch of www.merquinsa.com.

1999  ISO 14001. New building for engineering group.

2000  New buildings for warehouse and TPU elastomers           production.

2001  New TPU continuous production line. Responsible           Care adhesion. SAP implementation.

2002  Creation of Merquinsa Asia-Pacific Ltd. 

2003  New website at www.merquinsa.com. Partners with           Specialchem with a new Adhesives TPU centre

2004  Celebration of 40 years of innovation. Launch of TPU           Xpress Service.

2006  Partners with Omnexus to offer TPU online resources.

2007  Launch of online Order Tracking Service. First to           develop and market ECO TPU from Renewable           Sources