| 1920 |
Founded in Berlin (Germany), by Hermann C. Starck as trading company for metals and ores. |
| 1925 |
Foundation of H.C. Starck Inc., in New York. |
| 1935 |
Acquisition of a majority in Gebr. Borchers AG in Goslar (Germany) which was founded 1807 and started its tungsten production 1889. |
| 1948 |
Started working on tantalum recovery from residues of hard metal scrap recycling. |
| 1950 |
Patents for high-purity tantalum metal powders are filed. |
| 1951 |
Start of the first Na-reduction of K2 salt to make tantalum metal powder. |
| 1954 |
H.C. Starck the first company worldwide to produce synthetic concentrates from tin slags. |
| 1955 |
The first liquid-to-liquid extraction unit set up in Goslar. |
| 1965 |
The large capacity expansion – more than 100 tons of tantalum products sold. |
| 1968 |
Acquisition of chloride plant for high purity refractory metal chlorides production. |
| 1970 |
Na reduction for tantalum metal powder upgraded to 4 t/month. |
| 1977 |
Foundation of Hermann C. Starck Far East Co., Ltd. in Japan. |
| 1986 |
Bayer AG acquires a majority in H.C. Starck. |
| 1989 |
Acquisition of V-Tech Fansteel, a Japanese tantalum metal powders supplier. |
| 1996 |
Acquisition of TTA, a Thai tantalum manufacturer, later renamed H.C. Starck (Thailand) Co. Ltd. |
| 1998 |
Patent to produce high-capacitance Ta metal powder via Magnesium reduction process. |
| 2002 |
Installation of first production for Mg vapour reduction of niobium and tantalum powders. |
| 2006 |
Capacity expansion of Mg-reduction facility for tantalum. |
| 2007 |
Bayer divests H.C. Starck to financial investors Advent International and Carlyle Group. |
| 2016 |
Foundation of H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH in Goslar. H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary. |
| 2018 |
H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH acquired by JX Mining and Metals Corporation. |
| 2018 |
Since July 2018, TANIOBIS has belonged to Japan-based JX Metals Corporation. |
| 2020 |
H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH changes company name to TANIOBIS GmbH. |
