 About one quarter of the turnover of the company originated from the traditional sector of explosives, as well as the ammunition technology which is closely linked to the equipment projects of the Bundeswehr.In 1992, the company took over "Cerasiv GmbH" and Chemetall GmbH, and in 1994 "Sachtleben Chemie GmbH" and Chemson GmbH were also taken over.In 1996, the company acquired "CeramTec AG" which belonged to Hoechst and merged with Cerasiv GmbH under the name of CeramTec Innovative Ceramic Engineering AG.