ACHEMA-97 - MAIN THEMES OF THE 25TH CONFE RENCE AND EXHIBITION ON ENVIRONMENTAL-PROTECTION, BIOTECHNOLOGY, GENETIC AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY

This year, the international key event on chemical engineering, enviro nmental protection and biotechnology ACHEMA took place for the 25th ti me. High-quality presentations from all over the world make ACHEMA a c ompulsory exercise for anyone interested in the progress achieved in t he chemical transformation industry, its supporting industries and in the field of technical sciences in general. ACHEMA's success has ever since been connected with the idea of combining conference and technic al exhibition, the latter being a forum for companies and research ins titutions to present their up-to-date products. The accompanying congr ess included about 700 oral presentations, numerous workshops and spec ial sessions which served to discuss technical know-how recent develop ments and new scientific findings. While the economic growth was still received with moderate enthusiasm by the plant engineering sector, ne at optimism was expressed by the innovative technologies.