History



 
Company history
1892 On July 1st 1892 the company Nikolay&Co whose owner was Dr. Adolf Hommel is registered at the commercial register Hanau/Main.
2 years before this date the Hommel AG was founded in Zurich.
 
1922 On April 26th 1922 the head office moved to Altona / Elbe (Hamburg). The entry in the commercial register is: Dr. Hommel’s Chemische Werke und Handelsgesellschaft mbH.
 
1935 A trading company and an export-area for pharmaceutical raw materials affiliate to the pharmaceutical production.
 
1961 On August 15th 1961 the head office moves into a modern building in Muehlheim/Baden.
 
1968 The company name changes to Chemische Werke Hommel GmbH.
 
1989 The production of pharmaceutical products is given up; in the future production is done by assigned companies.
1992 The company celebrates the 100th anniversary of foundation.
 
1996 The head office moves to Luedinghausen/Westphalia.
 
2002 Foundation of Hommel Pharma GmbH & Co. KG. All pharmaceutical rights are orwarded to this Company.
Celebration of 110th anniversary of foundation. Foundation of HPP - Hommel PharmaceuticalsProduction GmbH in Barleben near Magdeburg. This company sterilizes with filtrationamongst others steroids and micronises under sterile conditions.
 
2004 In January 2004 the current transactions of Chemische Werke Hommel GmbH were assigned from Dr. Völkl to his son, Mr. Thorsten-R. Völkl. To continue the business, the Chemische Werke Hommel GmbH & Co.KG has been built up.