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| [Aus…] -sig G.m.b.H., Aussig, Czechoslovakia; Member, Beirat
(Advisory Council), Chemische Werke Aussig-Falkenau G.m.b.H., Aussig,
Czechoslovakia; Member, Commercial Committee, S.A. de Matières
Colorantes et Produits Chimiques, Francolor, Paris, France. |
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| APPENDIX B |
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Historical Listing of the Firms which were Merged
in 1926 to
Form Farben |
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| In 1904, the first Interessengemeinschaft (Combine of Interests, or
Trust) of the German Dyestuffs Industry was formed, consisting of the following
firms: |
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Badische Anilin & Soda
Fabrik, of Ludwigshafen
Farbenfabriken, vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., of
Leverkusen
Farbwerke, vorm. Meister Lucius & Bruening,
of Hoechst am Main
Aktiengesellschaft fuer
Anilinfabrikation, of Berlin
Leopold Cassella & Co., G.m.b.H., of
Frankfurt am Main
Kalle & Co., A.G., of
Biebrich. |
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These concerns had been formed in the 1860's and individually
represented the most powerful chemical firms in Germany. With the 1904 pooling
of technological and financial resources, these six firms achieved an almost
complete domination of the organic dye-stuffs, pharmaceuticals, explosives, and
synthetic chemical industries of the world.
In 1916, the Chemische
Fabriken, vorm. Weiler-ter Meer, Uerdingen, and Chemische Fabrik
Griesheim-Elektron, Frankfurt am Main, were brought into the combine.
On 9 December 1925, the Badische Anilin- und Soda-Fabrik, the largest
of the component firms of the Interessengemeinschaft changed its name to I.G.
Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, and transferred its home office to
Frankfurt. Five other firms were merged with Badische: |
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Farbenfabriken, vorm. Friedr.
Bayer & Co., of Leverkusen
Farbwerke, vorm. Meister Lucius &
Bruening, of Hoechst am Main
Aktiengesellschaft fuer Anilinfabrikation, of
Berlin
Chemische Fabriken, vorm. Weiler-ter Meer, Uerdingen
Chemische
Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron, Frankfurt a.M. |
| The two firms, Leopold Cassella & Co., G.m.b.H., and Kalle &
Co., Aktiengesellschaft, which had belonged to the 1904 combine, were not
included in the formal merger since the majority of their
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