Telko History and Future

Telko has more than 110 years of business. The company was established in 1908 with name Metalliteollisuuskonttori. Telko's roots are deep in the Finnish industry – the name of the company comes from the historical Suomen Teollisuuskonttori, which was established in 1917 and was specialized in imports of coal and coke.

 

Telko has always been serving local customers with products and solutions they need.

Telko Today


Present-day Telko was born in 2008 in the fusion of Aspo Chemicals and Kauko-Telko into Aspo, of which Telko is a subsidiary. The new company has since then become one of the leading distributors in selected markets with a unique presence in Eastern Market.


In over hundred and ten years time Telko has grown into a multinational raw material distributor and process expert serving customers around the globe. Telko Values will guide the company forward in development to become a sustainability forerunner and preferred solution provider which will bridge the industrial customers and principals in a sustainable way.

1908

The establishment of Metalliteollisuuskonttori by well known mechanical engineering companies.

1917

Suomen Teollisuuskonttori established, importing coal and coke among other products.

1936

Adoption of the name Telko.

1937

Sales start for Good Year car tyres and technical plastics.

1960's and 1970's

Hardware store operations.

1970

1977

First storage tank in Rauma chemical terminal is established.

1978

Starckjohan becomes major shareholder in Telko.

1989

Starckjohann-Telko is listed on the Helsinki stock exchange.

1994

The chemicals business grows, Aspokem is established.

1995

Subsidiaries established in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

2000

Telko's business operations sold to Kaukomarkkinat.

2000–2004

Subsidiaries established in Russia and Ukraine.

2008

Aspo aquires Kauko-Telko. Aspo Chem and Telko raw material business merged. The new Telko concentrates on plastics and chemicals.

2008

2010

Subsidiaries established in China and Belarus.

2011

RTS (Rauma Terminal Services) is established.

2011

2012

Subsidiary in Kazahkstan, sales office in Czech Republic.

2015

Subsidiary established in Caucasus.

2017

2018

Telko 110 years

2018

Telko Ltd acquires the business of the Danish company Square Oil A/S.

2019

Telko Ltd acquires the business of the Danish company H H Plastkombi A/S.

2019

Subsidiary established in Romania.

2020

Telko acquires a Swedish company ILS Nordic AB and its subsidiary Autolubes Nordic AB.

2022

Telko acquires an Estonian company Mentum AS.

What's new?

Changes in Ownership of Telko Machinery Business in the Baltic countries

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Changes in Ownership of Telko Machinery Business in the Baltic countries

Telko has sold its Machinery business operations in the Baltic countries and has seamlessly transitioned all ...

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Evolution of asphalt manufacturing towards lower emissions

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Evolution of asphalt manufacturing towards lower emissions

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How to choose the optimal materials for manufacturing collation shrink packaging films?

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How to choose the optimal materials for manufacturing collation shrink packaging films?

The demand for collation shrink packaging films, a type of wrap film used to wrap packaging containing multiple ...

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Telko and Nouryon are working together to bring asphalt innovations to life

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Telko and Nouryon are working together to bring asphalt innovations to life

We have witnessed the transformation of the road industry over the past 50 years. Formerly, paving roads involved basic ...

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Sustainability Report 2022: Our effect on a more sustainable future

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Sustainability Report 2022: Our effect on a more sustainable future

Telko’s Sustainability Report for 2022 has been published today. The report opens our goals and actions for driving ...

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Telko acquires Eltrex, a Polish chemicals distribution company

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Telko acquires Eltrex, a Polish chemicals distribution company

Telko has acquired a Polish distribution company Eltrex. Eltrex is a distributor of specialty chemicals and industrial ...

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Telko to divest its Belarusian operations

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Telko to divest its Belarusian operations

Telko has signed a binding framework agreement according to which it will sell the share capital of its Belarusian ...

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