A rich past, a bright future

Joseph Maria Huber arrives in the United States of America as a salesman to develop new markets for his family’s dry colors business.

Joseph Maria Huber opens his first dry color plant in Brooklyn, New York.

Martinswerk is founded as a subsidiary of Alusuisse to produce smelter-grade alumina for the company’s plants.

A patent for silicates marks Huber’s entry into specialty chemicals—and the birth of what would later become Huber Engineered Materials.

VMAG, one of the predecessor companies behind MAGNIFIN, builds a magnesium oxide unit at its plant in Breitenau, Austria.

Huber acquires Solem Industries, and alumina trihydrate (ATH) manufacturer, which becomes the foundation for Huber Engineered Materials’ Fire Retardant Additives (FRA) business.

Mike Huber, the grandson of Joseph Maria Huber, introduces the Huber Principles to serve as a guidepost for the company’s core values.

VMAG signs a cooperation agreement with Martinswerk, the world’s leading supplier of aluminum hydroxide-based flame retardants.

MAGNIFIN is founded and builds a new magnesium hydroxide plant.

Martinswerk transforms itself from a smelter-grade alumina supplier into a leading producer of special chemicals based on aluminum hydroxide and aluminum oxide.

Martinswerk is acquired by Albemarle Corporation.

Huber Engineered Materials buys the assets of Huber Specialty Hydrates, making it a core part of its Fire Retardant Additives unit.

Huber Engineered Materials acquires Martinswerk and a 50% stake in Magnifin. The move establishes it as a global leader in halogen-free fire retardants and provider of premium-quality magnesium hydroxide and oxide powders. 

J.M. Huber Corporation marks its 135th anniversary.

Huber becomes the full owner of Magnifin and Huber Advanced Materials becomes the new name for the Fire Retardant Additives strategic business unit.