The concern of IG Farben is one of the largest industrial enterprises in the world, embracing a numerous subsidiary firms engaged in many aspects of chemicals, mining, non-ferrous metallurgy and manufacturing. If was formed in 1925 through the amalgamation of six of Germany’s leading dyestuffs and chemical firms: Aktiengesellschaft fur Anilinfabrikaten, Berlin-Lichtenberg; Badische Anilin und Soda-fabrik AG, Ludwigshafen am Rhein; Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron, Frankfurt am Main; Chemische Fabriken vormals Weiler-ter Meer, Uerdingen; Farbenfabriken vormals Friedrich Bayer und Compagnie., Leverkusen and Farbwerke Hoechst AG vormals Meister Lucius und Brüning, Höchst. In the following years two other chemical and dyestuffs manufacturers - Leopold Cassela und Compagnie GmbH, Frankfurt am Main and Kalle und Compagnie AG, Biebrich, joined the consortium.
The concern operates dozens of plants across Germany, either directly or through a network of subsidiaries and affiliates. Among other items it produces synthetic dyes, pharmaceuticals, petro-chemicals and derivatives, paints, finishes, plastics, explosives, and fertilizers.
Subsidiary companies of the concern include:
In Germany
Bunawerke AG, Schoppau (synthetic elastomers)
Carbidwerke Deutsch-Matrei AG, Wien (carbide products)
Chemische Fabriken und Asphaltwerke Works AG, Mannheim (finishes and additives)
Deutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft AG, Breslau (lignite mining)
Deutsche Celluloidfabrik AG, Eilenburg (celluloid and photographic materials)
Deutsche Erdöl AG, Hannover (mineral oil)
Deutsche Gasolin AG, Berlin (oil refining, marketing and sales)
Deutsche Magnesit AG, München (electro-metals)
Deutsche Molybdänwerke Auguste Viktoria AG, Breslau (specialty metals)
Dynamit AG, Hamburg (explosives and fertilizers)
Eilenburger Chemiewerk AG, Eilenburg (chemicals)
Elektrochemia Südosteuropäische Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Wien (import-export)
Elektrochemische Werke AG, Werke Bitterfeld (chemicals, plastics, electro-metals)
Elektrochemische Werke AG, Werke München (electro-metals)
Filmfabrik Wolfen AG, Bitterfeld (photographic materials)
Kölnische Gummifäden-Fabriken AG, Köln-Deutz (elastomers)
Rheinische Gummi- und Celluloid-Fabrik AG, Mannheim (elastomers and plastics)
Stickstoff-Werk Krefeld AG, Krefeld (nitrates and fertilizers)
Westfälische Leichtmetallwerke AG, Nachrodt (electro-metals)
Affiliated companies of the concern include:
In Germany
Braunkohle Benzin AG, Magdeburg (synthetic petroleum)
Donau Chemie AG, Wien (paints, finishes and colorants)
Duisburger Kupferhuette AG, Duisburg (light metals)
Erdöl - und Köhleverwertungs AG, Berlin (fuels marketing and storage)
Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG, Pölitz (synthetic petroleum)
Mitteldeutsche Sprengstoffwerke AG, Langelsheim (nitrates and fertilizers)
Naphthaindustrie und Tankanlagen AG, Berlin (fuels marketing and storage)
Phenolchemie GmbH, Gladbeck (phenolics)
Textilosewerke und Kunstweberei Claviez AG, Mannheim (synthetic fibres)
Titangesellschaft mbH, Leverkusen (minerals sales and trading)
Wacker Chemie AG, München (chemicals and pharmaceuticals)
Westfälisch-Anhaltische Sprengstoff AG, Berlin (explosives)
Abroad
American IG Chemical Corporation, New York (chemicals, dyes, fertilizers)
Chemische Werke Durand und Huguenin AG, Basle (dyes and colorants)