History

1883 Foundation of BÜFA by Ludwig Büsing and Friedrich Fasch

1892 Foundation of the company BAEUERLE by Emil Baeuerle

1984 Majority interest of BÜFA in the company BAEUERLE

1992 Fusion of the companies BÜFA & BAEUERLE into RELIUS Coatings GmbH & Co. Acquisition of the Dutch company Hoeka B.V. (today: RELIUS Nederland B.V.)

1993 Acquisition of RELIUS COATINGS (Group) by SKW Trostberg AG (Degussa AG)

1996 Acquisition of the company Schreiber Peintures (RELIUS France) by RELIUS COATINGS

2001 Fusion of SKW Trostberg and Degussa Hüls into Degussa AG ; Restructuring of Degussa AG: Formation of the business line Coatings & Facades Europe to intregate Europe-wide activities

2006 Acquisition of RELIUS Group by BASF AG. The RELIUS Group becomes part of the BASF Coatings GmbH ( Münster).