1st October 1920
Paul Nofer establishes an electrical installation business in today's Brunsbüttel
1932
Manufacture of closable tin drums; utilisation of black plate waste for developing the first closures for preserving jars
1938
Presentation of the PA-NO closure - probably the world's first vacuum metal closure for glass containers - and a hand-lever closing machine at the Trade Fair in Leipzig
1957
Construction of a second factory in Itzehoe
1959
Introduction of the first aluminium screw cap type Uni; development of the automatic jar closing machine Panomat
1967
Introduction of the snap-on cap for drinking glasses and respective closing machines
1982
Further development of the snap-on cap to today's Pano SR
1990
Introduction of the lug cap and the accompanying powerful closing machines
1993
Presentation of an innovative packaging solution developed jointly with Bahlsen, the Pano AK closure: A cake baked in a closed glass
1999
Start of production of a two-sectioned container as sweet packaging
2003
Introduction of the snap-on cap with sealing foil for easy opening
2009
Start of project to convert the manufacturing process of a production line to PVC-free sealing compounds; innovation funded by Schleswig-Holstein's State "Zukunftsprogramm Wirtschaft" (ZPW = Programme for the Future - Economy) using means from the "Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung" (EFRE = European Fund for Regional Development) of the European Union
2010
ISO-certification in accordance with standards 22000:2005 and 9001:2008 by LRQA
2011
Introduction of BLUESEAL, the first lug cap without PVC and plasticizer; relocation to a new, larger factory in Itzehoe