| 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.
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| 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).
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| 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 |
