2000

Takeover of the American TRW group’s business activities; new trading name LEONI Wiring Systems UK, Newcastle-under-Lyme, England

Establishment of LEONI Cable Slovakia spol. s.r.o, Stará Turá, Slovakia; (cable assemblies and car kits for mobile phones).

Set-up of LEONI Draht Polska Sp. z o. o., Kobierzyce (wires and strands for cable production) and LEONI Kabel Polska Sp. z o. o., Kobierzyce (automotive wires), both in Poland

The LEONI Kabel GmbH & Co. KG plant in Roth together with the cable plants in Friesoythe and Brake are certified according to the ISO 14001 environmental standard

Official opening of the new cable plant LEONI Cable S.A. de C.V. in Cuauthémoc, Mexico

LEONI Kabel GmbH & Co. KG take on 51 % share of Protec Kabel Produktion GmbH, Schmalkalden, Germany; takeover of Protec Kabel GmbH, Bretzfeld, Germany. Protec is a manufacturer of ready-to-install tailor-made cables and cable systems e.g. for industrial robots