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History

Let us walk you through the history of our company. We prepared a brief overview of development milestones of chemical plant in Přerov.

2025

PRECHEZA retained its EcoVadis Silver Medal for sustainability. In December, the final Říkovice–Přerov section of the D1 motorway was opened to traffic, with part of the route passing through the PRECHEZA site.

 

2024

PRECHEZA celebrated the 130th anniversary of its founding. As part of measures aimed at adapting to climate change, construction of a raw water retention reservoir was also launched. The reservoir was approved for use and put into operation in July 2026. The volume of water stored in the reservoir is sufficient to support approximately 14 days of operation of our production facilities.

 

2023

After a four-year break, we once again participated in the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Europe’s largest coatings trade fair. At the same time, construction of the remaining section of the D1 motorway around Přerov began, with part of the route passing through the PRECHEZA site.
 

2022

In May, the 21st PRECHEZA Customer Days and Conference took place. PRECHEZA was also awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal for sustainability.
 

2021

A SMETA ethical audit and the regular general shutdown of all production facilities were carried out. A wet electrostatic precipitator was put into operation in the titanium dioxide production plant, significantly reducing the proportion of dust in emissions.
 

2020

Despite the extraordinary measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time in our history we achieved annual production and sales of 60 kt of TiO₂.
 

2019

During the night shift on 4 January 2019, we produced the 2,500,000th tonne of PREGIPS gypsum. Audits of the production management systems for MONOSAL30 and PRESTAB were also carried out.
 

2018

The new CSP II warehouse was put into operation. The 20th PRECHEZA CONFERENCE, a meeting of our customers, distributors and business partners, took place in Olomouc.

 

2017

A supervisory audit under the FSSC 22000 scheme for the production of food-grade titanium dioxide was carried out, together with audits of the ISO 9001:2009 (QMS), ISO 14001:2005 (EMS) and OHSAS 18001:2008 management systems. The energy management system was newly certified according to ISO 50001:2012 (EnMS).

 

2016

Production of PREGIPS gypsum exceeded 2 million tonnes. Management system audits were conducted, including FSSC 22000 for food safety, as well as an integrated audit covering the Quality Management System according to ISO 9001 (QMS), Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001 (EMS), and Occupational Health and Safety Management System according to OHSAS 18001. The production management system for MONOSAL ferrous sulphate monohydrate, used as a feed additive, also successfully passed an audit according to the international FAMI-QS standard.

 

2015

A new automatic gas burner was installed in the sulphur furnace of the K-system. This measure contributed to protecting and improving air quality in Přerov. PRECHEZA received the Employer of the Region 2015 award. Production of non-pigment TiO₂ grades was launched and a new MONOSAL production line was commissioned.

 

2014

PRECHEZA celebrated 120 years since its founding. The first edition of the Run Around the Chimney race took place and a new company trademark was registered. An investment project for hydrolysate cooling in titanium dioxide production was implemented. In November, the tenth centrifuge was commissioned in the PREGIPS production plant and a new fourth Sulfacid reactor was connected to capture SO₂ from calcination. At the end of the year, the book Titanium Dioxide PRETIOX was published.
 

2013

The company acquired its subsidiary, the Czech Technology Centre for Inorganic Pigments, and modernised the SAP system. Reconstruction of the sulphuric acid production plant and construction of a waste-heat recovery turbine were launched. The company also increased the production capacity of ferrous sulphate monohydrate to 40,000 tonnes per year. Titanium dioxide production reached a new monthly record of 4,709 tonnes. Electronic invoice processing was introduced.
 

2012

The company acquired Precolor, an organisational unit of Agrofert Holding. In cooperation with the University of Pardubice, it launched the Partnership for Chemistry project. PRECHEZA received the Employer of the Region 2012 award and became a member of the Association of Paint and Coating Manufacturers. Ilmenite digestion and ferrous sulphate centrifugation capacities were expanded.
 

2011

The EDUCA training project was launched and PRECHEZA joined the Chemgeneration project. The application possibilities of FEPREN pigments were also expanded to include the pigmentation of reinforced concrete products.
 

2010

The integrated quality management (ISO 9001) and environmental management (ISO 14001) system was extended to include an occupational health and safety management system according to OHSAS 18001. PRECHEZA also received support for employee training under the Training Is an Opportunity project.
 

2009

In October, the one-millionth tonne of titanium dioxide was produced.
 

2006

As a result of organisational changes, PRECHEZA was divided into two successor companies: PRECHEZA a.s., with its registered office at nábřeží Dr. E. Beneše 24, Přerov, company registration number 26872307, registered in the Commercial Register maintained by the Regional Court in Ostrava under file no. B 2953; and CECHEM – Správa kapitálových účastí, a.s. The investment project for PRESTAB separation was completed and PRECHEZA received the Employer of the Region award.
 

2005

PRECHEZA became a member of the AGROFERT Group and received the Employer of the Region award.
 

2004

The Czech Technology Centre for Inorganic Pigments, focused on research and development, commenced operations.
 

2003

AGROFERT HOLDING a.s., Prague, became the majority owner of the company and, through Precolor, also the exclusive distributor of PRECHEZA products.
 

1996

PRECOLOR, a subsidiary of AGROFERT HOLDING, a.s., acquired a majority stake in PRECHEZA.
 

1994

Production of PREFLOC was transferred to the subsidiary Kemifloc, which gradually became a major producer of iron-based coagulants in Central Europe.
 

1993

Production of industrial fertilisers was discontinued and permanent operation of equipment for capturing emissions from titanium dioxide calcination was launched.
 

1991

The state-owned enterprise Přerovské chemické závody was transformed into the joint-stock company PRECHEZA.
 

1975

The company was renamed Chemopetrol, koncernový podnik, Přerovské chemické závody, Přerov.
 

1969

The company was incorporated into VHJ Chemopetrol Praha.
 

1968

Production of inorganic pigments began.
 

1966

The company was renamed Přerovské chemické závody.
 

1962

The S-1 sulphuric acid production plant with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes was built.
 

1949

The national enterprise Lučební závody Přerov was established and production of edible oils and fats was discontinued.
 

1941

Production of superphosphate was discontinued. It resumed in 1950 in a new continuous production process.
 

1934

The company changed its name to Rolnické lučební závody, akciová společnost v Přerově.

1926

Oil extraction was followed by the production of drying oils and varnish oils.
 

1921

A new battery extraction plant with a daily capacity of approximately 30 tonnes of oilseeds was built.
 

1908

Production and sale of sodium fluorosilicate began.
 

1894

The company was founded as První akciová továrna na koncentrovaná hnojiva a lučebniny v Přerově. Production focused primarily on sulphuric acid and superphosphate.