1973	Willi and Magda Kopf found a galvanizing shop in Göppingen and start the production with two employees.
1979	Relocation of the hot dip galvanizing plant to the newly built facilities in Schlierbach near Kirchheim/Teck.
1986	Willi Kopf acquires Brunner Verzinkerei Brüder Bablik in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria.
1988	Bergheimer Verzinkerei near Salzburg, Austria, is acquired.
1989	Takeover Kärntner Verzinkerei in Klagenfurt KOPF group's market position is rounded out.
1991	Kopf Group acquires a galvanizing plant in Radebeul near Dresden, which commences operation under the new name Verzinkerei Radebeul GmbH.
1992	BBB Moson Cink in Hungary becomes the first firm outside the German-speaking countries.
1994	Erection of Zinkovna Roudnice, Czech Republic.
1996	A third Eastern European country is entered as Zinkovna Malacky is built in Slovakia.
1998	The market position in the Czech Republic is further strengthened as a galvanizing plant in Decin is acquired.
1998	Zinkovna Ostrava starts operation. With it KOPF group's leading position on the Czech Republic market is underpinned.
1999	The first galvanizing shop of KOPF group outside Europe starts production in Jakarta, Indonesia.
2000	In the greater area of Vienna OTW Oberflächentechnik Wiener Neustadt is acquired.
2000	The galvanizing shop Krieger near Düsseldorf becomes a member of the KOPF group.
2000	The largest deal in KOPF group's history is closed. Thirteen galvanizing plants and one zinc die cast producer are acquired from Metaleurop Weiterverarbeitung GmbH. These companies with locations in Neumünster, Hamburg, Rostock, Lübeck, Berlin, Calbe, Braunschweig, Alheim, Meckenheim, Lahr, Dogern, Fürsten-feldbruck and Velbert fit the geographical distribution of KOPF group ideally.
2002	Takeover of two galvanizing plants FNO and FNW of Roßberg-Group. Operation under the name Feuerverzinkung Remels and Feuerverzinkung Schopsdorf.
2003	Start of production of Verzinkerei Schönberg
2003	Acquisition of Steirische Verzinkerei, Gratkorn.
2003	Takeover of Verzinkerei Bernau
2005	Takeover of galvanizing plant Stagrid Stapelmann. Operation under the name Verzinkerei Hückelhoven
2005	Takeover of Porta-Eko-Cynk, Stettin
2006	Das Druckgusswerk Ortmann übernimmt die Produktion von Alu- und Zinkdruckguss der Firma Cleff Metallguss, Wuppertal.
2007	Start of production of ZinkPower Monterrey in Mexico
2007	Takeover of aluminium die casting company VDT-Vobra Druckgusstechnik, Enger/Westfalen
2007	Start of production of zinc die casting company Ortmann Mexico in Monterrey