1 Timm Wiegmann: I wasn't there at the very first ECS. The person responsible for launching our stand was my predecessor, Frank W. Dreisörner. I have asked him to review the very first ECS. Frank W. Dreisörner: In 1991, the ECS was the first trade fair for the paints and varnishes industry to offer a concentrated "marketplace" of this type. Up until then, the industry had been used to holding in-house exhibitions in hotels. We were very excited as we worked on our first exposition. The international chemical industry was barely represented, if at all, at the first ...