Our Milestones
1969 - 1976
1969
Chemist Heinz Suter developed ORO-CLEAN in his father’s garage, a phenol-free cleaning agent for dental suction units.
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1969
Foundation of the company "Dentalchemie Heinz Suter" in Küsnacht, to market the cleaner ORO-CLEAN.
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1969
Successful distribution of ORO-CLEAN by leading Swiss dental dealers.
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1976
Expansion of the product portfolio through the development and market introduction of the instrument disinfectant Uni-Clean.
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1977 - 1978
1977
Change of the company's legal form to a limited liability company and its renaming to Oro Clean Chemie AG.
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1977
Move to larger business premises in Wetzikon.
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1977
Launch of DENTIRO, a fast-acting surface disinfectant specifically designed to combat hepatitis B viruses.
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1978
Expansion of the product range with the instrument disinfectant Self-Clean and introduction of 10-litre canisters.
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1980 - 1990
1980
Introduction of DENTIRO Feuchttücher, fast-acting disinfectant wipes with a broad effective spectrum and a short contact time.
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1980
First-time participation in an international trade fair, located in Nuremberg, Germany.
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1984
Construction of own business premises in Pfäffikon ZH.
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1986
Reformulation of the instrument disinfectant Uni-Clean and relaunch as OROCID-MULTISEPT Plus, the first fast-acting instrument disinfectant developed in Switzerland that is effective against hepatitis B viruses.
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1988
Introduction of the PROSEPT brand, developed specifically for hospitals and medical practices.
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1991 - 1996
1991
Collaboration with the University of Zurich to develop Turbocidol, a cleaning and disinfectant product for the use with the Turbocid device. One of the first devices that automatically cleaned, disinfected and lubricated dental hand-pieces, contra-angles and turbines.
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1996
Successful certification according to EN 46001 as the first Swiss dental company.
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1998 - 2005
1998
Relocation to the newly built business and production premises in Fehraltorf.
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2002
Takeover of the company by Ursula Suter.
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2004
Introduction of the extremely economical disinfectant ASEPTOPRINT Liquid for dental impressions.
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2006 - 2015
2006
Expansion of business and production premises in Fehraltorf.
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2007
Expansion of analysis and microbiology laboratory with state-of-the-art instruments and equipment.
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2009
Complete overhaul of the corporate design.
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2009
Development and marketing of OROLIN Perasept, a bactericidal, fungicidal, virucidal and sporicidal product for the cold sterilisation of heat-sensitive instruments such as endoscopes.
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2011
Development and marketing of OROLIN Intra, a brand-new, patented system for manually disinfecting, cleaning and lubricating hand-pieces and contra-angles.
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2016 - 2023
2016
Incorporation of Oro Clean Chemie Sdn. Bhd. and opening of 600 m2 premises in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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2017
Incorporation of Oro Clean Chemie s.r.o. in Prague, Czech Republic.
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2022
Takeover of the company by Jürg Suter, representative of the second generation, after more than 20 years in the company and successful management of the branch office in Asia.
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