Thyssen & Co.

German company

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Thyssen AG was a prominent German corporation, once the largest steel producer in Europe. It originated from the 19th-century iron and steel empire established by the Thyssen family. August Thyssen founded Thyssen & Co. KG in 1871, which grew into Germany's largest iron and steel manufacturer by 1914. After World War II, the company was re-established as August Thyssen-Hütte AG and became a major steel producer. In the 1970s, it diversified into automotive parts, building materials, and machinery. In 1999, Thyssen AG merged with Krupp AG to form ThyssenKrupp AG.12

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…he established the firm of Thyssen & Co. KG at Mülheim. Recognizing the vast natural resources of the Ruhr for iron and steel production, he literally transformed the region. By the outbreak of World War I he was employing 50,000 workers and producing one million tons of steel and iron…
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…he established the firm of Thyssen & Co. KG at Mülheim. Recognizing the vast natural resources of the Ruhr for iron and steel production, he literally transformed the region. By the outbreak of World War I he was employing 50,000 workers and producing one million tons of steel and iron…
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