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1923 The estate of the Countess Kaczkowska is bought. Construction of Krosno glassworks begins.
1924 The first glass manufacturing facility is opened. The glassworks is owned by the Polish Glassworks Company.
1929 The glassworks are awarded a gold medal for overall achievement at the Public Domestic Exhibition in Poznań from the Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Republic of Poland.
1939 Second World War II sees the glassworks at the highest level of manufacturing activity. Due to the military action the factory ceases to operate for a short time. The glassworks resumes its operation under German control.
1944 On 9 September, Nazi troops retreating from Krosno set the factory on fire. This, however, does not discourage the workers as only ten or fifteen days after the factory was destroyed, rebuilding works begin.
1945 Production is restarted. The glassworks develop following the Second World War, including the installation of the first automated facilities. The factory also begins exporting to England, Brazil and Canada. The following years mark the factory’s continued development, including the construction of new facilities for manufacturing technical glass and domestic glassware.
1958 On 1 January, by the decision of the government, the Krosno glassworks state company was created, incorporating the Krosno domestic glassware factory and the Polanka technical glass factory.
1967 The Jasło glassworks are incorporated into the structure of the Krosno glassworks.
1980 The 1980s was the last decade in which the glassworks operates as part of the centrally-governed economy. The Krosno glassworks belonged at that time to the group of the state governed companies under the Ministry of Light and Chemical Industry.
1990 The 1990s saw a breakthrough in the creation of a market economy. In October, the Minister of the Ownership Changes signed a legal act establishing a joint-stock company called KROSNO S.A (the Krosno glassworks joint-stock company) and contributing the Krosno glassworks state company assets to the joint-stock company.
2001 The Krosno Capital Group is established incorporating Krosno S.A., the Jasło glassworks LLC, and, from July, also the domestic glassware manufacturer, Blowex -Tarnów S.A.
2003 Krosno S.A. celebrates its 80th anniversary. In February, a state-of-the-art showroom is launched. In June, the KROSNO S.A. glassworks receives the Economy Award of the President of the Republic of Poland for its considerable contribution to the building of the prestige of the Polish economy among EU Member States.
2004 The glass fibre manufacturing department is separated from the company structure, including the contribution of its assets to the subsidiary company KROSGLASS S.A.
2008 The KROSNO S.A. glassworks is merged with the domestic glassware manufacturer, Tarnów S.A.
2009 On 27 March 2009, the District Court in Krosno pronounced the bankruptcy of the KROSNO S.A. glassworks, including liquidation of the property.
2010 Production continues and the bankrupt estate is under preparation for sale.

 

 

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