Cogebi's origins

1929

• The company “COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE BELGE DES ISOLANTS” (General Insulation Company of Belgium) was founded. The name was shortened to COGEBI. Company was focused on production of components used as insulation materials. Ten years later, COGEBI was the first company in Belgium to perform injection molding of cellulose acetate, which was the only thermoplastic at the time.

1937

•  Beginning of mica processing in Tabor, Czech Republic.

1950

•  Manual production of electric insulation based on mica flakes.

1951

•  Foundation of new plant in Tabor, which worked uder the name ELEKTROISOLA n.p.

1956

• ELEKTROISOLA  in Tabor started production of mica paper called Remika by thermo-chemical process. It was new „revolution“ in construction of mica insulations.

1957

• COGEBI automated production of mica paper called Cogemica.

1963

•  A laboratory was setted up in COGEBI, in order to formulate epoxy resins.

1975

• ELECTROISOLA started to offer service – braiding of conductors. 

1983

•  COGEBI gains a foothold in the North American market by establishing of subsidiary under the name COGEBI  Inc. 

1986

• As part of the restructuring of ACEC, COGEBI  was sold to COMPAGNIE ROYALE ASTURIENNE DES MINES, of which it becames a division.

1990

• COGEBI develops new markets outside the electrical sector.

1991

• ELEKTROISOLA  was established as a joint stock company.

1994

• The two main shareholders in COMPAGNIE ROYALE ASTURIENNE DES MINES, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE DE BELGIQUE and UNION MINIÈRE, sell their shares to FOCEP, which in 1996 then merges with CONTINENTALE D’ENTREPRISES, part of the Swiss group HARWANNE.

 1997

• ELEKTROISOLA  in Tabor started production of mica paper called Remika by hydro-chemical process. 

 1997 - 99

• FOCEP is integrated into CONTINENTALE D’ENTREPRISES which thereby acquires “NORD-EST”, into which it incorporates COMPAGNIE ROYALE ASTURIENNE DES MINES.

2002

• COGEBI  establishes COGEBI China Ltd. located  in Hong Kong.

2003

• ELEKTROISOLA was acquired by Compagnie Royale Asturienne des Mines S.A. as a part of „COGEBI S.A.“,

2005

• COGEBI, a division of Compagnie Royale Asturienne des Mines SA, becames a Société anonyme, a company under Belgian law controlled by Nord Est (France).
• COGEBI established COGEBI Asia in Malaysia.

2006

• ELEKTROISOLA  in Tabor started production of mica paper called Remika by thermo-mechanical process.

2007

• The COGEBI Group has been acquired by a Russian - German ELINAR Group, specialized for developing, manufacturing and distribution of electrical and mica insulation materials ELINAR company is leader on their markets.
• COGEBI established COGEBI PRC  in Shanghai.