Origin of Buss ChemTech AG

Its technology and competence is based on a long history and tradition. From 1999 till 2006 the company had several different owners, a fact which did not facilitate the business. With the management buy-out the company found back to its strengths and success.

1884	Albert Buss founded a steel structure company
1901	Incorporation of A. Buss & Cie AG
1919	The company started its chemical plant engineering for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry in Basle
1920	A. Buss & Cie AG established its first international sales organisation
1948	The first machine to the food industry was sold
1950	The first loop reactor was sold
1979	Buss AG became part of the +GF+, Georg Fischer Group in Schaffhausen
1998	+GF+ decided to sell Buss AG and split the company into four different entities. We became Buss Chemical Process Systems AG (Buss CPS AG) and were sold to Kvaerner.
1999	We changed the name to Kvaerner Process Technology (Switzerland) AG, a sister company of Kvaerner Process Technology Ltd in London.
2001	Yukos became the new owner of the two Technology companies and they changed the name to Davy Process Technology (Switzerland) AG resp. Davy Process Technology Ltd.
2006	Yukos was broken up and the management of the Swiss entity got the chance for a management buy-out.
2006	On the occasion of the management buy-out we changed our name to Buss ChemTech AG.