Private company
IG Farben
Former German chemicals conglomerate
I. G. Farbenindustrie AG, commonly known as IG Farben, was a German chemical and pharmaceutical conglomerate. It was formed on 2 December 1925 from a merger of six chemical companies: Agfa, BASF, Bayer, Griesheim-Elektron, Hoechst, and Weiler-ter-Meer.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 16, 2026.
Overview
Dec 2, 1916Founded1
Leadership
Who has led IG Farben, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Board members and other officers (11)
- Board memberCarl Wurster 1938 to 19451
- Board memberMax Ilgner 1938 to 19451
- Board memberMatthias Pier 1934 to 19461
- Board memberHeinrich Hörlein 1931 to 19451
- Board memberCarl Bosch 1926 to 19351
- Board memberFritz ter Meer 1926 to 19451
- Board memberGeorg von Schnitzler 1926 to 19451
- Board memberHermann Schmitz 1926 to 19451
- Board memberKarl Krauch 1926 to 19401
- Board memberPaul Duden 1926 to 19321
- Board memberOtto Ambros1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- ACNA
- Agfa-Gevaert
- American IG
- BASF
- Bayer
- Behringwerke
- Braunkohlenwerke Bruckdorf
- Buna Werke
- DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH
- Degesch
- Deutsche Grube
- Deutsche Länderbank
- Donau Chemie
- Gasolin
- Guano Works
- I.G. Bergwerke
- Interhandel
- Leuna works
- Pulverfabrik Rottweil
- Soja AG
- WASAG
- WCM AG
- Wagenmann & Seybel
- Württembergische Cattunmanufaktur
All 26 subsidiaries
- Agfa Camerawerk since Dec 10, 1925
- Apollo since 1939
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
- 1939Acquired Apollo1
- 1939Acquired Wagenmann & Seybel1
- 1926Acquired Gasolin1
- Dec 10, 1925Acquired Agfa Camerawerk1
- 1925Acquired Agfa-Gevaert1
- 1925Acquired Cassella1
- 1925Acquired Chemische Fabrik Kalle1
- 1925Hoechst became a subsidiary1
- Succeeded by Agfa-Gevaert1
- Succeeded by BASF1
- Succeeded by Bayer1
- Succeeded by Hoechst1
Timeline
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataIG Farben on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaIG Farben on Wikipedia