Facts and Figures
Year of establishment | 1990 |
Founders | Hansueli Koster and Bruno Koster |
Legal form | Stock company (AG) with a capital stock of CHF 240,000. Members of company management and management staff hold 100% of all shares. |
Headquarters | Appenzell (Switzerland) |
Affiliated company | KUK (China) Ltd., Shanghai, China |
Employees as of Dec. 31, 2009 | 240 (Appenzell 100, Shanghai 80, Nova Dubnica 60) |
Apprentices | 5 (Assembly workers, electronics specialists, clerical employees) |
Markets | Automotive 47.8 % |
Export share | 42 % |
Coils produced annually | 150 million coils / year |

