Cornelius: Timeline By corneliusgroupplc May 12, 1935 Our company founded by Dr Ernst Gustav Cornelius May 12, 1939 Cornelius Produce Company Limited set up as the distribution arm of "Cornelius" May 12, 1942 Cornelius Chemical Company Limited created, alongside Cornelius Produce May 12, 1970 Strong connections to the Finnish chemical industry established, which served as a bedrock until the mid-90's of Cornelius May 12, 1986 Cornelius company moved from the City of London to Romford, Essex May 12, 1994 Upon significant expansion, Cornelius moved to Woodside, Hertfordhire May 12, 1997 The first distributor to open Cosmetics Applications Lab, now part of the Cornelius Technical Centre May 12, 2000 Cornelius Specialties set up, high purity monomers manufacturing company, set up May 12, 2004 Cornelius Export Group established, further expanding our business operations May 12, 2005 Cornelius Technical Centre created to support our customers May 12, 2006 New purpose built facility for Cornelius Specialties created in Haverhill, Suffolk May 12, 2006 Became Founder s/h in reFac for REACH compliance May 12, 2007 Cornelius offices opened in Poland and China May 12, 2008 Marketing Group successfully established as part of the business May 12, 2009 Activity of Cornelius Poland diversified to Cosmetics & Persoinal Care, and Food and Pharma May 12, 2010 Cornelius Polska Sp. z o.o officially registered in Warsaw May 12, 2010 Knowledge Transfer Partnership programme between Cornelius and Anglia Ruskin University graded by the UK government as "Outstanding" May 12, 2011 Cornelius business extended to France May 12, 2011 Technical, Quality and Regulatory Department created to expand the remit of the Cornelius Technical Centre May 12, 2011 Sustainability agenda adopted as part of the Cornelius corporate strategy