• 1897

    Founding of the company - Kömmerling in Pirmasens by Karl Kömmerling

  • 1954

  • 1980

    Founding of KBE window systems in Berlin as a high-performing extrusion company

  • 1999

    HT TROPLAST purchased KBE and with that it owned the three brands: TROCAL, KNIPPING and KBE

  • 2000

    HT TROPLAST acquired KÖMMERLING KUNSTSTOFFE and so became the leading supplier on the international profile market

  • 2003

    Founding of profine GmbH as a parent company of the HT TROPLAST profile activities

  • 2004

    Selling of HT TROPLAST to international private equity investors

  • 2005

    Restructuring of HT TROPLAST – focus on core activity profiles

  • 2012

    Acquisition of the company by Dr Peter Mrosik

  • 2014

    Introduction of a new generation of platform profile systems

  • 2017

    International expansion with new plants and extensions of sites

  • 2020

    Founding of the foundation Kömmerling Better World Stiftung (charitable organisation)

  • 2021

    Introduction of profile bodies made from 100% recycled material (ReFrame)

  • 2022

    125th anniversary of the Kömmerling brand

  • 2024

    Expansion of further international production sites

  • 2024

    profine Group acquires EFP International B.V. to expand into aluminium systems and facade solutions