History
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1873 | the foundation stone for a factory to produce wire was laid by Felten & Guilleaume in Mülheim on the Rhine which later became Cologne-Mülheim. |
| 1912 | to guarantee material supplies, Felten & Guilleaume took over all the shares of the rolling mill (Böcking) founded in 1872. |
| 1920 | an agreement covering the supply of raw material (wire rod) was made with the ARBED steel group from Luxembourg which acquired an important shareholding. |
| 1968 | ARBED took over Felten & Guilleaume's low and high carbon steel business and reorganized its wire processing works in Cologne, Berlin, St. Ingbert, Gentbrugge, Wichelen, Merelbeke and Bissen. The Cologne factory was named Felten & Guilleaume Carlswerk Eisen und Stahl GmbH. |
| 1972 | the name changed to ARBED-F&G Drahtwerke Köln GmbH. |
| 1979 | the name changed to TrefilARBED Drahtwerk Köln GmbH. |
| 1984 | a change of ownership from ARBED to SAARSTAHL AG took place due to restructuring of the steel industry in Saarland. |
| 1993 | the name changed to TrefilEUROPE Deutschland GmbH as a result of the creation of DHS Dillinger Hütte SAARSTAHL. After SAARSTAHL AG had to declare insolvency in May, TrefilEUROPE Deutschland GmbH also had to do the same in June. |
| 1994 | a new company called TrefilEUROPE Drahtwerk Köln GmbH was founded in March. SAARSTAHL Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, a 100% owned subsidiary of SAARSTAHL AG, is the owner of the company. |
| 1995 | the name of the company changed to DWK Drahtwerk Köln GmbH. It took over a part of the former activities of the Cologne wire works. |