2. Mai 1891Foundation of Roeper
19. Februar 1901Granting of an imperial patent
Even in 1906 Roeper offered a full range of natural ingredients
Own branch in Calcutta and Khartoum
1918August Gerrens becomes Director of C.E. Roeper GmbH (he was working for Roeper for 65 years)
Even during the war many products were still available
1951Claus Gerrens becomes partner (active until 2003)
1969During the late 1960s to early 1970s business with lacquer raw materials and resins declined, while food additives such as Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum and Locust Bean Gum gained importance in Roeper's business.
1975Roeper expands export business to non-German-speaking countries.
1978Relocation of our warehouse from Cremon to the newly built warehouse in Porgesring.
1.1.1989New office in Allermöhe
1990Carsten Gerrens joins C.E. Roeper GmbH
1994First Iso-Certification
1996Construction of second warehouse (3200 m2)
2001- Internationalization : Establishment of our office in China
- Completion of warehouse 3
2002Internationalization : Establishment of our office in Russia
2004Internationalization : Establishment of our office in Poland
2012Construction of Application Kitchen
2014Office Extension
2015RelaunchC.E. Roeper GmbH fantastic new website goes online!
2016125 years C.E. Roeper GmbH
Paris calling
Paris – London, 18.03.1891"For the fist time, Paris and London are connected by a telephone line established via a communication cable."
FC Liverpool
Liverpool, 15.05.1892FC Liverpool is founded in Great Britain.
The first Diesel engine is runnin
Augsburg, 10.08.1893Rudolf Diesel's first test engine is made to run autonomously in his machine factory in Augsburg.
Edison's Kinetoscope Peepshow
New York City, 14.04.1894The Kinetoskop Peepshow invented by Thomas Alva Edison is exhibited in New York City.
Mintonette - a new ball game
Holyoke, Dezember, 1895William G. Morgan, Sports Director of YMCA, introduces the new ball game "Volleyball" (formerly called "Mintonette").
World Premier of "La Bohème"
Turin, 01.02.1896Giacomo Puccini's Opera is premiered at the Teatro Regio.
Dockers end strike action
Hamburg, 06.02.1897Hamburg dockers are defeated in one of the biggest labour dispute strikes of imperial Germany
Wireless Future
Cuxhaven, Juni, 1898Jonathan Zenneck's experiments clear the way to modern wireless telegraphy.
Foundation Stone Ceremony
Moscow, Mai 1899The biggest catholic church in Russia is built in Moscow: The Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Nobel Foundation established
Stockholm, 29.06.1900It is assigned to honor people with particular achievements for the benefit of mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and efforts for peace.
Women's rights
Norway, 25.05.1901Norway is the first European country to grant women's suffrage on local level.
Cuba achieves independence
Kuba, 20.05.1902With the accession of Tomás Estrada Palmas Cuba achieves formal independance of the USA.
Foundation of Kraft/Kraft Foods
Chicago, September, 1903
Foundation of FIFA
Paris, 21.05.1904Belgium, Denmark, France, The Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and Spain found the World Football Asscociation called FIFA in Paris.
E=mc2
Germany, 27.09.1905Albert Einstein claims there is a mathematical interrelation between inertia and energy.
SOS
Berlin, 03.10.1906During the International Consumer Electronics Fair, the hitherto existing distress signal CQD is replaced by the signal SOS, which is valid to this day.
Separation of Church and State
France, 02.01.1907France enacts a law to separate church and state.
Airship hovering for 7 minutes
Fort Myer, 04.08.1908At its first attempt, Signal Corps Airship No. 1 stays airborne for 7 minutes.
Founding of Hansabund
Berlin, 12.06.1909The Hansabund is founded to represent the interests of trade, commerce and industry.
George V. is crowned King of Great Britain
Great Britain, 06.05.1910
Outstanding vintage
Germany, Oktober, 1911German wine-growers are delighted about an outstanding vintage.
Titanic on maiden voyage
Southhampton, 10.04.1912
Alphabetic Brainworks
New York, 21.12.1913The world's first crossword is published.
Opening of the Panama Canal
Panama, 15.08.1914
First Release of PNAS
USA, 15.01.1915The first issue of the weekly magazine "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" is published
Founding of BMW
Bavaria, 07.03.1916
New standards are set
Germany, 22.12.1917The Standards Committee of the German Industry is founded - the predecessor of the DIN
Proclamation of the State of Bavaria
Munich, 08.11.1918
Peace
Versailles, 28.06.1919The German delegation signs the Peace Treaty of Versaille.
Coal Crisis
Germany, 08.01.1920Lack of coal shuts down Siemens factory with 35.000 workers.
Art Theft in Hamburg
Hamburg, 06.01.1921A Rembrandt painting worth 2 million Reichsmark was stolen.
Ghandi sentenced to prison
India, 18.03.1922Mahatma Gandhi is sentenced to six years of prison for civil disobedience
Diesel Engine comes into operation
Berlin, März 1923Company MAN develops the fist road vehicle with a Diesel engine.
Children's hour on Saturday
Norway, 20.12.1924The world's oldest audio transmission "Lørdagsbarnetimen" is broadcasted for the first time.
"The Gold Rush"
New York, August 1925World Premier of Chaplin's classic in Strand Theatre.
Winnie Pooh is born
London, 14.10.1926The classic children's book Winnie Poo is published.
New York – Paris. Nonstop.
New York, 20./21.05.1927Charles Lindbergh flies nonstop from New York to Paris.
Horse-drawn to Paris
Paris, 04.06.1928The famous horse-cart driver Gustav Hartmann ("Eiserner Gustav") arrives in Paris.
Opium Law put into effect
Germany, 10.12.1929The prototype of the Narcotics Law bans the use and possession of Cannabis.
Match Monopoly
Germany, 28.01.1930Match monopoly stipulates that matches may only be sold by the German Match Monopoly Enterprise within the German Empire and subsequently within the Federal Republic of Germany.
Empire State Building
New York, 01.05.1931President Hoover opens the Empire State Building, the highest building in the world at the time.
Bridging the waters
Sydney, 18.03.1932Inauguration of the world's longest arch bridge
Tune in
Berlin, 18.08.1933 Introduction of the fist table-top radio during the 10th International Consumer Electronics Fair
Foundation of Voluntary Fire Brigade
Rechterfeld, 28.01.1934
First ascent of Gunnbjörns Fjeld
Greenland, 16.08.1935 Greenland's highest mountain (Gunnbjörns Fjeld, 3694 m) is ascended for the first time.
Inauguration of the "Rügendamm"
Rügen/Stralsund, 05.10.1936
World Exhibition in Paris
Paris, 25.05.1937Grand Opening of the World Exhibition in Paris "Arts et Techniques dans la vie moderne.
Creating a city
Wolfsburg, 26.05.1938 Foundation Stone Ceremony for the city of Wolfsburg and the VW plant
Foundation of Hewlett Packard
Palo Alto, 01.01.1939
No more naked legs
USA, 15.05.1940The first 5 million nylon stockings are on offer.
Breakthrough with Penicillin
London, 12.02.1941The first patient is treated with penicillin.
Catchy Christmas Tune
USA, 21.11.1942Bing Crosby hits number one of the Billboard Charts with "White Christmas.
Lebanon receives a national flag
Lebanon, 07.12.1943
Information carrier
Kanada, 17.12.1944Canadian Scientists discover DNA as the genetic information carrier
Harry S. Trumann elected US President
USA, 12.04.1945Harry S. Trumann is inaugurated 33rd President of the United States of America.
Hungary's new money
Hungary, 01.08.1946Hungary introduces the Forint as its new currency.
Initial issue of "Der Spiegel"
Germany, 04.01.1947
Danes introduce the letter Å
Denmark, 22.03.1948
Foundation of the Tokio Stock Market
Tokyo, 01.04.1949
First population census in Germany
Germany, 13.09.1950
First Photokina opened in Cologne
Cologne, 20.04.1951
Elizabeth II. crowned Queen
Great Britain, 06.02.1952
Price reduction on the Beatle
Wolfsburg, 02.01.1953VW reduces the price for the Beatle by 200 German Marks to 4.200 German Marks.
Germany wins the FIFA World Cup
Bern, 04.07.1954
Disney opens theme park
Anaheim, 17.07.1955Walt Disney opens his first Disney Theme Park.
Wedding in Monaco
Monaco, 19.04.1956Prince Rainier III. marries actress Grace Kelly.
This is the army!
Germany, 01.04.1957The first conscripts of the German Army receive their call.
Central Index of Traffic Offences
Flensburg, 02.01.1958The Central Index of Traffic Offences is set into operation.
Invention of Malefiz
Essen, 21.12.1959
Children have rights
Germany, 09.08.1960The Federal Republic of Germany enacts the first Youth Employment Protection Act.
A chimp out in space
Cape Canaveral, 31.01.1961Mercury-Redstone 2 heads out to space with a chimp on board.
"…too old-fashioned."
Europe, 14.01.1962After test takes at the record label DECCA, the Beatles are turned down because "guitar groups are old-fashioned".
True Colours
Europe, 03.01.1963Walter Bruch presents his invention - colour television PAL.
A free mind
Stockholm, 22.10.1964Jean-Paul Sartre refuses to accept Nobel Prize in Literature
Opening of the Mont-Blanc-Tunnel
France, 19.07.1965
John Lennon affronts Americans
London, 04.03.1966John Lennon's teasing line "We're more popular than Jesus now." affronts Americans.
Changing sides
Sweden, 03.09.1967Sweden switches from left-hand traffic to right-hand traffic.
Implementation of Value-Added-Tax
Germany, 01.01.1968
Crossing the Atlantic in a papyrus boat
Safi, 25.05.1969Thor Hyerdahl attempts to cross the Atlantic in a papyrus boat.
Opening of the Abaton
Hamburg, Oktober 1970Germany's first repertory cinema opens in Hamburg.
No smoking, please!
USA, 02.01.1971USA bans cigarette promotion on the radio.
Margrethe II. is crowned Queen
Denmark, 15.01.1972
First mobile call
New York, 03.04.1973Martin Cooper makes the world's first call with a mobile phone.
Germany wins the FIFA World Cup
Germany, 07.07.1974
Founding of ESA
Paris, 30.10.1975
Buckle up
Germany, 01.01.1976Germany stipulates the use of seatbelts on front seats.
World Premier: Star Wars A New Hope
USA, 25.05.1977
Beautifully tied
Tehran, 12.02.1978Opening of the Iran Carpet Museum
"The Times" back after the strike
Great Britain, 13.11.1979After a strike that has been lingering for eleven months and twelve days, "The Times" is printed again.
Simbabwe is a member of UNESCO
Paris, 22.09.1980
Solar Power
Adrano, 16.04.1981The world's first solar power plant is put into operation in Sicily.
Making the world smile
Pittsburgh, 19.09.1982The string symbol :-) is suggested to indicate a joke in E-Mails.
Windows to the World
Las Vegas, 10.11.1983Windows 1.0 is announced on Comdex.
Next Collection Tomorrow
Germany, 06.01.1984Federal Mail gives up on night postal collection.
Boris Becker wins Wimbledon
London, 07.07.1985Boris Becker is the first German and the youngest tennis player to win Wimbledon.
"Phantom of the Opera"
London, 09.10.1986World Premiere
Déjà vu
Germany, 01.01.1987ARD broadcasts Helmut Kohl's New Year's adress of the previous year.
Ancient Venus
Stratzing, 23.09.1988The "Venus of Galgenberg"- a statue 30.000 years old - is found.
Shopping night every Thursday
Germany, 05.10.1989For the first time shops may stay open on Thursday nights.
Germany wins the FIFA World Cup
Rome, 08.07.1990
Discovery of "Ötzi"
South Tyrol, 19.09.1991
Casting the net
Germany, 01.07.1992Mobile Communications D-Net is put into operation.
Armenia's new currency
Armenia, 22.11.1993Armenia introduces the Dram as new currency.
Opening of the Eurotunnel
Calais/Folkstone 14.11.1994
Maiden Flight of Airbus A319
Finkenwerder, 25.08.1995
Reelection of Bill Clinton
Washington, 05.11.1996
Online Gaming
USA, 30.09.1997"Ultima Online" is the first major online game.
Losing her head again
Copenhagen, 06.01.1998For the second time, thieves saw off the head of the famous sculpture "Little Mermaid".
First Local Elections in Iran
Iran, 26.02.1999
Slow and Steady wins the race
Brisbane, 28.11.2000The eighth drop of the Pitch Drop Experiment, which was started in 1927, falls.
Germany is bewitched
Germany, 22.11.2001"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" comes to German cinemas.
Opening of the "Mathematikum"
Gießen, 19.11.2002
Water level rising
China, 01.06.2003Three Gorges Dam at the Jangtze closed.
Social Network
USA, 04.02.2004Mark Zuckerberg starts Facebook as a communication platform for his fellow students.
Up in the air
India, 26.11.2005Vijaypat Singhania from India is the first balloonist reaching a height of 21.297 m.
Emsland causes blackout
Westeurope, 04.11.2006Blackout in Western Europe after an overhead power line in the Emsland was shut down.
Seven Wonders
Lisbon, 07.07.2007The new Seven Wonders of the World are choosen in Lisbon.
Two become one
Germany, 01.05.2008For the first time in history, Labor Day and Ascension Day have the same date.
Yes we can!
Washington, 20.01.2009Barack Obama is inaugurated first afroamerican president of the United States of America.
12 Points go to Germany
Oslo, 29.05.2010With Lena Meyer-Landrut, Germany wins the Eurovision Song Contest.
Mission to Mars
Cape Canaveral, 25.11.2011Mars-Rover "Curiosity" heads out to Mars.
In the red
Germany, 07.12.2012Financial Times Germany is closed down.
New 5-Euro bank note
Europe, 02.05.2013
Germany wins the FIFA World Cup
Rio de Janeiro, 13.07.2014
Royal baby-fever
London, Mai 2015Princess Charlotte was born.
2016
Hamburg, May 2016Virtual Reality comes closer
