Milestones.

Foundation of "Schwarzfarbenfabrik Michel & Morell". Inorganic and organic blacks.

Takeover of "Michel & Morell" by Dipl.-Chem.Aimé de Lannoy and Arnold Riege. Foundation of Arichemie.

Vocaflex, Vocafil, Vocateint aqueous pigment preparations. Production start for colourful pigment preparations.

Relocation to new premises in Eppstein-Bremthal.

Takeover of "Heliocolor Feinpigmente und Feinteige" (HF) of Hartmann Druckfarben GmbH, Frankfurt am Main. Heliocolor based on plasticizes for plastic systems.

Arichemie (single member company) becomes Arichemie GmbH.

Takeover of "Farbtechnik Prill". Vocaplast-P und -EP for plastic systems or industrial floors based on PUR or Epoxy.

Vocaplast-L based on liseed oil (renewable raw material).

Aritint Total Colour System (Tintingsystem) in co-operation with Resene Paints Ltd., New Zealand Vocaplast-UV for UV-resin based systms (cationic or radical).

Extention of the R&D department aqueous and non aqueous products.
Vocaplast-KW based on a hydro caron resin (universal appication).

Johan Bogaerts steps in his grandfather's shoes and becomes his successor as Managing Director and main shareholder.
Vocaflex-LF gravimetrically and volumetrically dosable, free of VOC.

Aricolor-N liquid colour based on renewable raw material.

Vocaflex-EN according to directive EN 71 (safety of toys).