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History

For 30 years, BUCHEN-ICS has been a specialist in catalyst handling in both normal and nitrogen atmospheres. Back in 1979, we were the first company in Europe to introduce the "LSS Life Support System", based on a NASA development, for safe working in catalytic reactors in a nitrogen atmosphere.

1979  

Formation of BFi Buchen in Cologne, 50/50% subsidiary of Richard Buchen GmbH and BFi Brown Ferries Industries.

1984

Formation of first subsidiary in Le Havre, Northern France.

1986

Change to "BUCHEN-ICS Industrial-Catalyst-Service" as 100% subsidiary of Richard Buchen GmbH.

1996

Formation of two further companies in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Antwerp, Belgium.

1999

Formation of a fifth company in Martonvásár, Hungary.

2001

BUCHEN-ICS b.v., Rotterdam, takes over all the catalyst activities of AVR Booy-Support in the Netherlands, including a Swedish company in Gothenburg.

2001

BUCHEN-ICS Le Havre opens a branch in La Mède, Southern France

2002

Formation of a new company in Manchester, Great Britain. This makes BUCHEN-ICS a group concern with seven European companies.

2004

25th anniversary (of the founding) of the company.

2006

Formation of BUCHEN-ICS S.r.l. in Romania and BUCHEN-ICS S.L. in Spain.

2007

Formation of BUCHEN-ICS Mobile Service Kft. In Hungary, BUCHEN-ICS OOO in Russia, and BUCHEN-ICS S.r.l. in Italy.

2009

The former specialised department of the ICS group becomes independent and is trading under the name of BUCHEN-ICS Global Technology Services b.v. since the beginning of the year in the location Spijkenisse (NL).

2011

Change of the Swedish company name from BUCHEN-ICS AB to
BUCHEN-ICS b.v., Nederländerna Filial