History

DONIT founded a subsidiary in Germany

DONIT established a subsidiary in U.S.A.

DONIT launched operations in India

DONIT TESNIT and DISSeurope joined forces to strengthen their competitive position on the international static sealing market. Synergies were achieved from combining knowledge and experience in application engineering of both partners, from direct access to all DONIT materials and services and direct access to markets.

DONIT established a subsidiary in China

The Slovenian private equity firm MSIN d.o.o. (Ltd.) aquired DONIT TESNIT with the long-term ambition to develop DONIT TESNIT to become one of the leading international brands for gasket sheets and industrial gasket solutions in the market of Static Sealings.

Due to the expansion of the production program DONIT TESNIT acquired the Trebnje-based TESNILA TIT company, which has been producing gaskets since 1975. The merger of both companies was completed in 2004, which provided an opportunity for new growth in the production of industrial gaskets.

DONIT TESNIT stopped using asbestos in gasket sheets production. Asbestos used to be one of widely used materials in gasketing industry due to its resistance to high temperatures, as well as excellent durability and flexibility. But because of its negative health impact many producers, DONIT TESTNIT among them, banned asbestos and replaced it with other materials.

After ownership restructuring DONIT TESNIT was transformed into a joint-stock company.

DONIT TESNIT acquired the ISO 9001 certificate for its Quality Management System. 

Due to business and financial problems as a result of severely adverse business conditions in the second half of 1992 DONIT restructured its activities to create several independent subsidiaries. 

DONIT TESNIT, a limited liability company (d.o.o.), was founded and started with independent business. 

DONIT experts designed the first sheet of new gasketing material, based on synthetic aramide fibers thereby joining the world’s leading producers of sealing materials. High quality, continuous technological upgrades and care for people and the environment are elements which have become constant features at DONIT.

DONIT quickly expanded its activities and production. The continuous technological development of new products, plus the focus on in-house development and on foreign markets were the elements that proved to be essential to the company’s rapid growth.

DONIT built its first production unit at the present site in Medvode, concluded the first co-operative contract with the Tovarna Avtomobilov Maribor vehicle plant, and exported its first consignment of sealing products. 

In 1946 the founder of DONIT Edo Bregar-Don joined forces with a handful of his peers, and using a rather primitive method based on a pre-World War One process succeeded in manufacturing the first 38 tons of sealing sheets.