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| The '''Hoesch AG''' was an important ] and ] with locations in the ] and ]. | The '''Hoesch AG''' was an important ] and ] with locations in the ] and ]. | ||
| In 1972 Hoesch merged with the Dutch ] steel company to form ].<ref name=eui/> | In 1972 Hoesch merged with the Dutch ] steel company to form ] but this merger was undone in 1982.<ref name=eui/> In 1991 Hoesch was taken over by German competitor ], now part of ]. | ||
| It was formerly the largest employer in ].<ref name=eui>{{cite book|last=Josef Esser and Werner Wäth|first=|editor=Yves Mény and Vincent Wright|title=The Politics of Steel: Western Europe and the Steel Industry in the Crisis Years (1974-1984)|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eYZinsF8qEAC&pg=PA670&dq=Hoesch+steel&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fX_xVPnbPISp7AbY9oDADg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Hoesch%20steel&f=false|accessdate=1 March 2015|year=1986|publisher=European University Institute|page=670|chapter=Overcoming the Steel Crisis in the FRG}}</ref> | It was formerly the largest employer in ].<ref name=eui>{{cite book|last=Josef Esser and Werner Wäth|first=|editor=Yves Mény and Vincent Wright|title=The Politics of Steel: Western Europe and the Steel Industry in the Crisis Years (1974-1984)|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eYZinsF8qEAC&pg=PA670&dq=Hoesch+steel&hl=en&sa=X&ei=fX_xVPnbPISp7AbY9oDADg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Hoesch%20steel&f=false|accessdate=1 March 2015|year=1986|publisher=European University Institute|page=670|chapter=Overcoming the Steel Crisis in the FRG}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 30 March 2016
The Hoesch AG was an important steel and mining company with locations in the Ruhr area and Siegen.
In 1972 Hoesch merged with the Dutch Hoogovens steel company to form Estel but this merger was undone in 1982. In 1991 Hoesch was taken over by German competitor Krupp, now part of ThyssenKrupp.
It was formerly the largest employer in Dortmund.
Nazi involvement
Fritz Springorum represented Hoesch AG at the Secret Meeting of 20 February 1933 at which prominent industrialists met with Adolf Hitler to finance the Nazi Party.
References
- ^ Josef Esser and Werner Wäth (1986). "Overcoming the Steel Crisis in the FRG". In Yves Mény and Vincent Wright (ed.). The Politics of Steel: Western Europe and the Steel Industry in the Crisis Years (1974-1984). European University Institute. p. 670. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- recording of Martin Blank for Paul Reusch printed in: Dirk Stegmann (1973). Zum Verhältnis von Großindustrie und Nationalsozialismus 1930-1933. Bonn-Bad Godesberg. p. 477.