During this time a lot of building expansions are made:
New laboratories, testing facilities, belt converting line, storage capacities, finishing of the raw material stock and the canteen, building of the high rack storage area, converting of jumbo rolls up to 3,000 running meters basic material.

Foundation of the first subsidiary VSM Abrasives Ltd. in Great Britain.

Foundation of the VSM Abrasives Corporation in the United States of America.

VSM establishes an in-house training centre for abrasive technology in Hanover.

Combining the production and establishing logistics. Foundation of VSM Abrasives Canada Inc. in Oakville as well as DUNA-VITEX KFT in Budapest/Hungary.

Implementation of the distributor concept in Germany. Joint Ventures with the company PFERD in Sweden and Switzerland.

Joint Venture with PFERD-VSM in Poland.

VSM AG becomes 100 years old and reports its best ever net result for the year. Furthermore VSM acquires 100% of the stock shares of its long-time French distribution partner VSM Impavide S.A.R.L..

Further expansion of capacities in Hanover and optimisation of internal processes. An additional converting plant is established in Hungary and the subsidiary VSM Abrasives S.A. de C.V. is founded in Mexico.