In 1873 in Rummelsburger See (Berlin, Germany) a color dye factory was registered as the Aktien-Gesellschaft für Anilin-Fabrikation, AGFA. In 1894 in Antwerp (Belgium) L Gevaert & Cie is stablished by Lieven Gevaert. In early 1964, Agfa AG, a subsidiary of Bayer, merged with Gevaert Photo Producten NV. Two new operating companies were established: Gevaert-Agfa NV in Mortsel (Belgium) and Agfa-Gevaert AG in Leverkusen (Germany).