Thyssen AG

Thyssen Aktiengesellschaft
Company typeAktiengesellschaft
IndustrySteel
Founded1891 (1891) in Hamborn, Prussia, Rhine Province, Germany
FoundersAugust & Joseph Thyssen
Defunct1999 (1999)
FateAcquisition by Krupp
SuccessorThyssenKrupp
Headquarters
Essen
,
Germany
ProductsIron, steel, stainless products, shipbuilding, elevators

Thyssen was a major German steel producer founded by August Thyssen. The company merged with Friedrich Krupp AG Hoesch-Krupp to form ThyssenKrupp in 1999.

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