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History

In 1889 „Deutsche Gerberschule”
(„German Tanners´ School”) was founded at Freiberg. A few years later, in 1897, the „Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Lederindustrie” („German Institution for Leather Industry”) was established. So Freiberg became the training centre for qualified employees in Germany, Europe and beyond.
Both institutions merged as „Deutsches Lederinstitut” („German Leather Institute”), from which „Forschungsinstitut für Leder- und Kunstledertechnologie” („Research Institute for Leather and Artificial Leather Technology”) originated.
In 1992 the foundation of the „Verein zur Förderung des Forschungsinstitutes für Leder- und Kunstledertechnologie (FILK) Freiberg/Sachsen e. V.” supporting association, as a partner, permitted a privatization of the institute, assuring the further existence of this research centre.

„Forschungsinstitut für Leder und Kunststoffbahnen” continues to be true to the tradition of research and development in the leather field, done at Freiberg for more than 100 year.
However, the business activities of FILK have been considerably extended since the middle of the sixties. Thus, now the institute sees itself as the leading branch institute in the plastic webs field. This is based on high specialist competence and scientific level, high flexibility and, last but not least, on a very good technical equipment in the plastic webs sector, being unique in Germany, we are sure. In 2001 this competence caused us to change the name of the institute to „Forschungsinstitut für Leder und Kunststoffbahnen” (FILK) („Research Institute for Leather and Plastic Sheets”).

Since more than a century at the service of research

1889		Foundation of „Deutsche Gerberschule” (German Tanners School)
1897		Establishment of „Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Lederindustrie”
1938		Merger as „Deutsche Versuchsanstalt und Fachschule für Lederindustrie"
1948		Change of name to „Deutsches Lederinstitut Freiberg " (DLI)
1974		Change of name to „Forschungsinstitut für Leder- und Kunstledertechnologie"
1992		Privatization as „Forschungsinstitut für Leder- und Kunstledertechnologie"
2001		Change of name to „Forschungsinstitut für Leder und Kunststoffbahnen" (FILK)

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