75 Jahre Kali-Projektierung made in Erfurt – 35 Jahre weltweit unterwegs 75/35 1949 Как всё началось 1949 - 1952 Государственная акционерная компания по производству калийных удобрений «КАЛИ», расположенная в Эрфурте, имеет самостоятельное подразделение для проектных задач. 75/35 1952
 The foundation is being laid 1952 Nationalization of the entire potash industry of the GDR
Establishment of the VEB Central Design and Construction Office for the potash industry and non-mining (ZPKB) in Erfurt
 1949 1955 The Kali Engineering Office Erfurt
30.12.1955 Foundation of the Kali Engineering Office (KIB) Erfurt 1952
 1957 The house is being built 1957 The Kali engineering firm is getting its own new office building at the former Klement-Gottwald-Strasse 28, which is our current headquarters on Arnstädter Strasse in Erfurt.

Topping-out ceremony on April 26, 1957

The main entrance and staircase feature what was then modern office architecture, now under heritage protection. 1955 1970 Foundation of Kombinat KALI
 01.01.1970 The Kali Engineering Office (KIB) in Erfurt loses its independence and becomes a directorial area of the combine. The most modern potash plant in Europe is being built: the Zielitz plant - project planning and construction supervision made in Erfurt 1957
 1990 06.08.1990 Even before the reunification of Germany, the KIB PLAN GmbH was established through a management buyout from the project management division. The leap into a market economy 1970 1992 01.07.1992 Die KIB PLAN GmbH wird umfirmiert zur
ERCOSPLAN Erfurter Consulting-
und Planungsbüro GmbH A trademark is born 1990 2009 05.09.2009 International Festival Symposium under the patronage of the Thuringian Minister for Agriculture, Conservation, and Environment, Dr. Volker Sklenar, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Kali Engineering Office Erfurt. FESTSYMPOSIUM 1992 2012 08.11. - 10.11.2012 International Festival Symposium for the Double Jubilee
60 Years of Kaliprojecting from Erfurt and
20 Years of ERCOSPLAN Corporate Group

Production of Fertilizers in the 21st Century
 International Festival Symposium 2009 2017 08.06. - 10.06.2017 Internationales Festsymposium unter der Schirmherrschaft des Thüringer Ministerpräsidenten Bodo Ramelow zum Doppeljubiläum 65 Jahre Kaliprojektierung aus Erfurt und 25 Jahre ERCOSPLAN Unternehmensgruppe

Die Kali-Industrie im 21. Jahrhundert – Rohstofferkundung, Rohstoffgewinnung, Rohstoffaufbereitung sowie Entsorgung der dabei anfallenden Rückstände Internationales Festsymposium 2012 70/30 06.10. – 08.10.2022 International Festival Symposium under the patronage of
Thuringian Prime Minister Bodo Ramelow for the double anniversary
70 years of potash project development made in Erfurt – 30 years of global presence
Exploration, extraction, and processing of mineral salts –
Creation and utilization of underground cavities in the saline host rock
 International Festival Symposium 2017 75/35 2022 75/35

75 Years of Potash Engineering Made in Erfurt –

35 Years of Global Engagement

Three-quarters of a century of successful planning, consultancy and expert assessment for the potash industry –with nearly half of that time spent on the international stage –provides us with yet another excellent reason to organise an

International Symposium from 17 to 19 June 2027 at the Congress Center Messe Erfurt

on the topic of

Potash and Rock Salt: Raw Material and Host Rock

to facilitate discussions with colleagues from Germany and abroad on the current challenges facing the mineral salt industry, as well as the creation and utilisation of underground cavities for backfilling, the disposal of hazardous waste and radioactive waste, and special mining projects in saline host rock.

We will send you an invitation with the detailed programme in due course, but please mark the date in your calendar now.

Our symposium is taking place concurrently with the 50th Krämerbrückenfest in Erfurt.

As demand for hotel rooms in Erfurt and the surrounding area is expected to be high during this period, we recommend making your reservation directly with the hotel well in advance.

If you have any enquiries regarding our symposium at this stage, please send an email to 75_35@ercosplan.com or simply call us at +49 361 3810510.

Kind regards and Glückauf!

Employees, management and shareholders of the ERCOSPLAN Group of Companies

 

By the way …

  • Erfurt boasts a 500-year history in mining and mining consultancy: in 1527, the fourth edition of the “Nützlich Bergbüchlin” by Ulrich Rülein von Calw – the first German-language work on state-of-the-art mining techniques – was published by Johann Loersfelt at the ‘Zum Färberfass’ house in what is now Pergamentergasse. At that time, the Krämerbrücke already bore its present-day name and had been rebuilt in its current form following its destruction in the great city fire of 1472.
  • our 75th anniversary marks the founding of the Zentralen Projektierungs- und Konstruktionsbüro für die Kaliindustrie und den Nichterzbergbau (ZPKB) in May 1952 –the first independent entity dedicated to providing engineering support to the East German potash industry. The ZPKB had its origins in the planning group of the Erfurt branch of the Staatlichen Aktiengesellschaft KALI, which was founded in 1949 and was based in the former General Post Office at Beethovenplatz 3.
  • our 35th anniversary marks the founding of ERCOSPLAN Erfurter Consulting- und Planungsbüro GmbH on 19 May 1992, which commenced operations on 01 July of the same year.
  • the Krämerbrückenfest is also taking place at the time of our double anniversary; an annual cultural highlight of city life, the festival is itself will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. All the more reason for you to accept the invitation to our anniversary event in Erfurt. We look forward to seeing you here!

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