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The History of Silva

1970Silva USA was established as a marketing arm for the Silva European Group of companies.
1979Silva International becomes a separate U.S. company, being incorporated in the state of Illinois.
1985A global sourcing program is established as a cooperative with Silva International and our affiliates in Europe.
1992A refocus of Silva International was conducted with a new business plan to build up our U.S. operation in Illinois, better servicing our customers within North America.
1994Silva International opens our first processing facility in Momence, Illinois.
2001A new warehouse and distribution center is completed, also in Momence.
2003Silva opens a joint venture farming and dehydration facility in Qingdao Haiwang, China.
2005An expansion to our warehouse/distribution center was created, building three additional, high-capacity production lines. Silva now is running with 12 processing lines at our facilities in Momence to enhance our capacity and add the latest in quality control technology.
2007A Quality Control office is established Qingdao City, China to effectively administer our quality control programs, monitoring our raw material, and field management.
2009Steam sterilization capabilities are added as a part of our production facility.
2010Expansion of our existing warehouse and distribution building, doubling the size of the building to meet current demands.