In the year 1891 Heinrich Grau and August Locher founded the Chemical Factory "Grau & Locher" in Schw?bisch Gmünd, at that time located in rented premises. In 1897 however, a new factory could already be built on own ground in Bismarckstreet. The main line were chemotechnical products like dubbin, shoe polish, floor polish, soap powder and insecticides. After the First World War and the hard years of the inflation the brothers Waldemar and Leonhard Grau took over and the firm's name was changed...