1986 Foundation of the sole proprietorship by Dr. Karl Rimmer under the name IMR
2006 (International Metal and Raw Materials Trade) as well as start-up of trading activity
2006 with the world‘s largest non-ferrous metals manufacturer
1990 Foundation of the first GmbH as IMR metal trading GmbH
1994 Take-over of the company GMN – Automationstechnik in Lind ob Velden.
2006 Simultaneous integration in a joint company IMR Industrieautomation und
2006 Metalle GmbH.
1999 Spin-off of the special purpose machine construction into IMR Mechatronik-
2006 Sondermaschinen GmbH
2000 Start of the manufacturing of zinc casting alloys and zinc-nickel alloys
2001 Development of our own casting processes and systems in the field of zinc casting
2006 and metal anode manufacturing
2004 Take-over of the company Wideflow in Ohrdruf (Germany) and entry into metal
2006 powder industry
2006 Start of metal powder activities in Austria by construction and start-up of gas
2006 atomization and powder processing systems.
2006 IMR receives the Innovation and R & D Award of the State of Carinthia for its
2006 R & D work on the patented slit nozzle for gas atomization of metals.
2010 Foundation of IMR Rohstoffhandel GmbH Frankfurt am Main / Germany
2011 Further investment into laboratory and office building in Feistritz / Rosental
COMPANY PROFILE HISTORY