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Date: 05/19/2012 12:57:14 AM
Historical Background
1846
Foundation of "Limburger Fabrik-und Hüttenverein" the basis for which
had been laid in 1803 by Gottfried Wilhelm Böing with his hammer works and coarse and fine wire works.
1907
Merger of "Limburger Fabrik-und Hüttenverein" and
"Eisen-und Stahlwerke Hoesch" in Dortmund, 500 employees, DM 8m turnover, production of band iron, puddle steel, forgings and castings.
1938
Change of the company name to
"Hoesch AG, Hohenlimburg Division".
1969
Merger of "Schwerter Profileisenwalzwerke AG" and "Hoesch Walzwerke AG Hohenlimburg" into "Hoesch Werke Hohenlimburg Schwerte AG".
1993
Merger of "Hoesch AG", Dortmund, with "Fried.Krupp AG", Essen, into "Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp"
Hoesch Hohenlimburg GmbH become part of the division
"Krupp Hoesch Verarbeitung GmbH ".
1995
Integration of "KSK" Leverkusen into Hoesch Hohenlimburg GmbH.
1997
Integration of "Waggonbau Brüninghaus GmbH" into Hoesch Hohenlimburg GmbH.
1998
Disintegration of the cold strip business and sale of the majority shares to Risse + Wilke Kaltband GmbH & Co., Iserlohn.
1999
Merger of the groups "Fried. Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp" and "Thyssen AG" into Thyssen Krupp AG.
2000
Sale of the cold profiles plant at Hagen-Kabel to Welser Profile GmbH.
Conversion of the "KSK" product division at
Schwerte-Westhofen into the independent company "KSK Kanten Schweißen Komponenten GmbH" and sale of the majority shares to the Holding JCW Wibo N.V..
In the course of the restructuring of the Thyssen-Krupp Steel segment, Hoesch Hohenlimburg became a 100%-owned subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Stahl AG.
2001
Sale of "Waggonbau Brüninghaus GmbH" to Kasdorfer Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (KEG)
2002
Integration "Agozal Oberflächenveredelung GmbH Neuwied" into Hoesch Hohenlimburg GmbH
2005
Sale of the Schwerter special profiles to the italien Calvi Group.