Welcome to Konus Konex
Milestones
1894 – The foundation of Konus started in 1894 when the small tannery on the river Dravinja outgrew step by step into the industrial business system.
The most important rise was attained in 1955 when Konus started to introduce other production programs, besides the production of leather.
In 80′ Konus achieved the largest production volume by large investments into chemical production.
7 divisions with 1240 employees produce natural and synthetic leather, technical belts and other technical products, plastics elements, production and confection of nonwoven materials, and leather production.
After the independence of Slovenia, a new company Konus Konex was established in 1991 with private capital.
Konus Konex continued with the production and sale of selected production programs from old Konus with an orientation on the production of non-woven materials.
The majority owner of Konus Konex becomes italian company Chiorino.
From 1991 – 1999 Konus Konex recovered production of :
- SILON – Synthetic leather for the Shoe industry,
- Conveyor and transmission belts,
- KOFIL – Filter media,
- KONFLIN – Filler for clothing, upholstery, and automobile industry
- IPI TOP – cleaning clothes and home products
1998 – The first ISO certification has been performed.
Konus Konex becomes a family business owned by the Grilj family.
A new latest version of needle-felt line is bought.
New company is established in Belgrade Serbia, mainly for trading of cleaning cloths. Same year Konus also has bought the company Vulkan protektor for services and trading of various types of industrial belts on this market.
Konus has bought and establish a new production company – today Konus S in the South of Serbia and moved its headquarters for this region.
Company Zvezda SPT has been bought for the production of technical and industrial textiles.
In 2010 Konus Konex started with a new period of massive reconstruction and modernization of complete production in Slovenske Konice and in all subsidiaries including of renovation of business processes and production programs.
In 2020 Konus Konex expands and built a new modern production company with the latest technology line for special nonwoven materials.
2023 – The construction of the 2nd production building has started and will be finished in the Autumn of this year.
A new modern line for composites is implemented.
The same year ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental standard is obtained.
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