Thyssen Krupp AG History



Address:
August-Thyssen-Strasse 1
40211 Düsseldorf
Germany

Telephone: (211) 824-1000
Fax: (211) 824-60000

Website:
Public Company
Incorporated: 1999
Employees: 173,000
Sales: DM 70 billion (US$39 billion) (1999 est.)
Stock Exchanges: Frankfurt Düsseldorf London Swiss
NAIC: 23332 Commercial & Institutional Building Construction; 23331 Manufacturing & Industrial Building Construction; 331111 Iron & Steel Mills; 331221 Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing; 331513 Steel Foundries; 33637 Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping; 333921 Elevator & Moving Stairway Manufacturing; 333922 Conveyor & Conveying Equipment Manufacturing; 333512 Machine Tool Manufacturing; 333319 Other Commercial & Service Industry Machinery; 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing; 336399 All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing; 336611 Ship Building & Repairing; 54133 Engineering Services; 56121 Facilities Support Services

Company History:

Further Reading:

  • Atkins, Ralph, "A Deal Forged from the Ashes of a Hostile Takeover," Financial Times, July 31, 1997, p. 28.
  • Bowley, Graham, "Thyssen, Krupp to Cut 6,300 Jobs," Financial Times, September 4, 1997, p. 36.
  • Brierley, David, "Battle for Thyssen Krupp," European, November 13, 1997, p. 26.
  • ----, "Thyssen Steeled for the Fight," European, November 28, 1996, p. 24.
  • Burchardt, Lothar, "Zwischen Kriegsgewinnen und Kriegskosten: Krupp im Ersten Weltkrieg," Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte, Wiesbaden, 32, 1987.
  • Epkenhans, Michael, "Zwischen Patriotismus und Geschäftsinteresse: F.A.Krupp und die Anfänge des deutschen Schlachtflottenbaus, 1897-1902," Geschichte und Gesellschaft, Göttingen, 15, 1989.
  • Fisher, Andrew, "German Steelworkers Turn Heat on Banks," Financial Times, March 25, 1997, p. 26.
  • Gibson, Richard, Carl Quintanilla, and Brandon Mitchener, "Thyssen Agrees to Buy Giddings for $675 Million," Wall Street Journal, June 13, 1997, pp. A3, A12.
  • "Hunting Hoesch," Economist, October 19, 1991, pp. 86, 88.
  • James, Harold, The German Slump: Politics and Economics, 1924-1936, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986, 469 p.
  • "The King and Them," Economist, January 27, 1990, pp. 73+.
  • Klass, Gert von, Krupps: The Story of an Industrial Empire, translated by James Cleugh, London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1954.
  • Kohl, Christian, "A Global Vision for Steelmakers Thyssen, Krupp," American Metal Market, February 10, 1999, p. 8A.
  • Köhne-Lindenlaub, Renate, "Krupp," in Neue Deutsche Biographie Bd. 13, Berlin: Duncker Humblot, 1982.
    Krupp: A Century's History of the Krupp Works 1812-1912, Essen: Krupp Works, 1912.
  • Lindemann, Michael, "How Cromme Engineered the Rebirth of a German Titan," Financial Times, March 14, 1996, p. 31.
  • ----, "Thyssen Poised for Disposals After Setback in All Activities," Financial Times, January 31, 1996, p. 34.
  • Lindemann, Michael, and Quentin Peel, "Married Without a Honeymoon," Financial Times, May 19, 1994, p. 30.
  • Lindenlaub, Jürgen, and Renate Köhne-Lindenlaub, "Unternehmensfinanzierung bei Krupp, 1811-1848: Ein Beitrag zur Kapital-und Vermögensentwicklung," Beiträge zur Geschichte von Stadt und Stift Essen, Neustadt a.d. Aisch, 102, 1988.
  • Manchester, William, The Arms of Krupp 1587--1968, Boston: Little, Brown, 1968, 976 p.
  • Muhlen, Norbert, The Incredible Krupps: The Rise, Fall and Comeback of Germany's Industrial Family, New York: Henry Holt, 1959.
  • Nash, Nathaniel C., "Family Sells Last of Stake in Thyssen," New York Times, September 5, 1995, pp. D1, D7.
  • Norman, Peter, "Contrasting Response to Strategic Marriage," Financial Times, November 6, 1997, p. 34.
  • ------, "Krupp-Thyssen Merger Mired in Rivalry," Financial Times, November 21, 1997, p. 26.
  • ------, "Steel Groups Give in to Lure of Wedlock," Financial Times, November 5, 1997, p. 31.
  • ------, "Thyssen and Krupp Outline Merger Gains," Financial Times, February 7, 1998, p. 17.
  • ------, "Thyssen, Krupp Seek Breakthrough," Financial Times, January 5, 1998, p. 28.
  • ------, "Thyssen Krupp Terms Agreed," Financial Times, September 12, 1998, p. 21.
  • ------, "Troubles Just Starting for 'Krupp-Thyssen'," Financial Times, March 26, 1997, p. 28.
  • Parkes, Christopher, "Hauled Down the Merger Aisle," Financial Times, January 6, 1992, p. 13.
  • ------, "Taking a Long-Term View of German Steel," Financial Times, April 21, 1992, p. 35.
  • Peel, Quentin, "Breaking Point for Nerves of Steel," Financial Times, February 25, 1993, p. 23.
  • Penson, Stuart, "Thyssen + Krupp = World's Largest Stainless Maker," New Steel, April 1995, pp. 58+.
  • Reier, Sharon, "Krupp's Blitzkrieg," Financial World, December 10, 1991, pp. 26--28.
  • Roth, Terence, "Krupp, Hoesch Map Out Merger Plans," Wall Street Journal, October 22, 1991, p. A9C.
  • Schröder, Ernst, Krupp: Geschichte einer Unternehmerfamilie, Götingen: Muster-Schmidt Verlag, 1984, 103 p.
  • "Die Thyssen-Gruppe," Usines et Industries, December 1986.
  • Tinnin, David B., "Reforging an Old Steelmaker," Fortune, June 16, 1980, pp. 112+.
  • Treue, Wilhelm, Die Feuer Verlöschen nie. August Thyssen-Hütte, 1890-1926, Düsseldorf: Econ-Verlag, 1966.
  • Treue, Wilhelm, and Helmut Uebbing, Die Feuer Verlöschen nie. August Thyssen-Hütte, 1926-1966, Düsseldorf: Econ-Verlag, 1969.
  • Turner, Henry Ashby, Jr., German Big Business and the Rise of Hitler, New York: Oxford University Press, 1985, 504 p.
  • Uebbing, Helmut, Wege und Wegmarken: 100 Jahre Thyssen, Berlin: Siedler, 1991, 348 p.
  • Wessel, Horst A., ed., Thyssen & Co., Mulheim a.d. Ruhr: Die Geschichte einer Familie und Ihrer Unternehmung, Stuttgart: F. Steiner, 1991, 227 p.

Source: International Directory of Company Histories, Vol. 28. St. James Press, 1999.