Our Lastest PROJECTS

1871: Founded by Johannes Klein, Friedrich Schanzlin and August Becker in Frankenthal

1887: The firm is turned into a public company

1924 – 1934: Acquisition of further German plants in Homburg / Saar, Nuremberg (later Pegnitz) and Bremen
                      Subsidiaries in a number of European countries

1941: First subsidiary on the American continent (Argentina)

1953: First subsidiary in the Asia-Pacific area (Pakistan)

1957: Production start-up in Brazil

1959: Foundation of KSB Pumps Limited, India

1960: Foundation of KSB-Stiftung

1986: Acquisition of Pompes Guinard S.A., Paris

1989: Acquisition of AMRI S.A., Paris, the largest European manufacturer of butterfly valves

1991: Takeover of the East German Pumpenwerke Halle

1994: Majority holding in KSB Shanghai Pumps Co., Ltd.

1996: 100 % interest in slurry pump manufacturer GIW Industries, Georgia / USA

1997: Purchase of MIL Controls, Kerala / India, a manufacturer of control valves to ANSI standards