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