1918 | Fachgruppe für chemisches Apparatewesen (the Working Party on Chemical Apparatus) was founded in the Verein Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemical Society). |
1920 | The first ACHEMA organised in Hanover. |
1925 | ACHEMA IV in Nuremberg. Publication of the first ACHEMA Yearbook. |
1926 | Founding of the DECHEMA on 26 May in Kiel. |
1930 | ACHEMA VI in Frankfurt am Main. Publication of the first DECHEMA Monograph. |
1934 | The DECHEMA's administration moved from Seelze near Hanover to Berlin. |
1936 | Founding of the Max-Buchner-Forschungsstiftung (a foundation to support chemical research). |
1937 | ACHEMA VIII in Frankfurt am Main. Discussion with the city council on a relocation of the DECHEMA. |
1939 | The DECHEMA's administration moved to the present site in Frankfurt am Main. |
1944 | Destruction of the DECHEMA Building. |
1947 | Resumption of the society's activities in Frankfurt am Main. |
1951 | The DECHEMA Building rebuilt. |
1952 | The first DECHEMA colloquium. The first DECHEMA medal awarded by the Max-Buchner-Forschungsstiftung. |
1953 | The European Federation of Chemical Engineering established. The DECHEMA-Institut für Apparate- und Stoffkunde (a predecessor of DECHEMA Institut) formed. |
1955 | The European Federation of Corrosion founded. |
1956 | Founding of the first working parties on chemical reaction engineering, and corrosion and corrosion protection. |
1961 | The first building phase of the DECHEMA-Institut ended. The DECHEMA became a member of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen (AiF) - a cooperative German applied research organisation. |
1963 | DECHEMA continuing education courses began. |
1964 | First Tutzing-Symposion. Formation of the DECHEMA's Information and Documentation Service. |
1966 | The second building phase of the DECHEMA-Institut ended. |
1970 | DECHEMA-Institut renamed "Karl-Winnacker-Institut“. |
1974 | Organisation of the BMFT (Federal Ministry for Research and Technology) programme: Corrosion and Corrosion Protection. The DECHEMA's Chemistry Data Service initiated. |
1976 | ACHEMA 76 - Publication of the first Environmental Protection Catalogue. |
1977 | Formation of FIZ, the Fachinformationszentrum Chemie (Centre for Chemical Information) with participation of DECHEMA. |
1978 | Founding of the European Federation of Biotechnology. |
1981 | Founding of the Deutsche Vereinigung für Chemie- und Verfahrenstechnik DVCV (a coalition of the chemical and engineering societies DECHEMA and GVC). |
1985 | The DECHEMA's name: DECHEMA Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chemisches Apparatewesen, Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. (German Society for Chemical Apparatus, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology) used for the first time. |
1986 | The third building phase of the Karl-Winnacker-Institut - the Continuing Education Centre - ended. |
1989 | First ACHEMASIA in Beijing, PR China. |
1993 | Concluding symposium of the programme: Corrosion and Corrosion Protection. Founding of the first DECHEMA Subject Divisions. |
1996 | Founding of the Vereinigung deutscher Biotechnologie-Unternehmen VBU (an association of German biotechnology companies). |
1997 | Opening of the new building on the DECHEMA site. 1st Edition of WOICE of ACHEMA World Catalogue of International Chemical Equipment. 25th ACHEMA |
1999 | New streamlined name: DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology) |
2001 | DECHEMA's 75th Jubilee |
2002 | First ACHEMAMERICA in Mexico-City, Mexico |