History 1796 Establishment 1796 established by Johann Friedrich Abegg as tobacco manufacture with company´s name J. F. Abegg & Co. 1812 Shipping line 1812 Additonally, a shipping line was established with a flag "red cross on white background" - till now our logo 1822 company named as "W. A. Fritze" 1822 company´s name changed in "W. A. Fritze & Co" 1847 Wool import 1847 First import of wool into germany by W. A. Fritze 1925 Ernst Solte (sr.) 1925 Ernst Solte (sr.) joins the company as a partner 1935 Establishment of a paper department 1935 Establishment of a paper department mainly for export 1950 Strong growth 1950 Strong growth with trade in wool, paper, machinery equipment and spare parts 2003 Reinhard Solte 2003 The former paper department becomes a independent company with Reinhard Solte as managing partner 2022 Worldwide active in 40 countries 2022 W.A. Fritze is well known as a trader for paper and board in over 40 countries
