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Mourning for Baumit founder Friedrich Schmid

Wopfing/Austria, March 31, 2020: We were deeply saddened that the visionary passed away at the age of 77. He succumbed to his illness and fell asleep peacefully.

1943

Friedrich Schmid was born in Vienna in 1943

Born in Vienna

1969

New manager of the lime production of „Wopfinger Stein- & Kalkwerke“

1970

Introducing ready-to-use plaster and ready-mixed mortar

1980

Commissioning of a cement plant in Wopfing / Austria

1981

Acquisition of Austrotherm and Murexin

Acquisition of Austrotherm and Murexin

1988

Friedrich Schmid founding the brand Baumit

Foundation of the brand Baumit

From 1990

1990

Foundation and acquisition of subsidiaries all over Europe and establishment of an international building materials group with more than 100 sales branches and production sites in 25 countries

2008

Handover of operational management of Schmid Industrieholding to son Robert. However, Friedrich Schmid is always available to his son in an advisory capacity.