Private company

KHS

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German supplier of filling and packaging systems

KHS GmbH is a supplier of filling and packaging systems based in Dortmund, Germany. The company offers filling lines for glass and PET bottles, kegs, and cans for the beverage, food, and non-food industries, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke GmbH, a member of Salzgitter AG.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • Industrymechanical engineering1
  • HeadquartersDortmund1
  • Websitewww.khs.com
  • Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung1
  • LEI529900RB9VYA6J4Y49693
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressJuchostr. 20, 44143 Dortmund, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Dortmund, HRB 230423

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KHS GmbH is a supplier of filling and packaging systems based in Dortmund, Germany. The company offers filling lines for glass and PET bottles, kegs, and cans for the beverage, food, and non-food industries, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke GmbH, a member of Salzgitter AG.2

Corporate structure

KHS is part of a group headed by Salzgitter AG. 61 entities, 15 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Salzgitter AG Salzgitter, Germany
    • Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH Ilsenburg (Harz), Germany
    • KHS Dortmund, Germany
    • Mannesmann Line Pipe Siegen, Germany
    • Peiner Träger Peine, Germany
    • Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke Salzgitter, Germany
      • HSP Hoesch Spundwand und Profil Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
      • Klöckner Eisen Subsidiary · Germany
      • Klöckner-Werke AG Eisen und Stahlwerk Kneuttingen Subsidiary · France
    • Salzgitter Mannesmann Salzgitter, Germany
      • Berlin-Seegefelder Industrie-Aktiengesellschaft Subsidiary · Germany
      • Franz Seiffert & Co. Subsidiary · Germany
      • G. Rumpel Subsidiary · Austria
      • Mannesmann (Oslo) Subsidiary · Norway
      • Mannesmann Rohrleitungsbau Subsidiary · Germany
      • Mannesmann Romana Subsidiary · Romania
      • Mannesmann South Africa (Pty) Subsidiary · South Africa
      • Mannesmann-Marokko-Verwertungsgesellschaft Subsidiary · Germany
      • Mannesmann-Trauzl Subsidiary · Austria
      • Mannesmannröhren- und Eisenhandel Subsidiary · Germany
      • Mannesmannröhren-Werke Komotau Subsidiary
      • SMS Meer Subsidiary · Germany
    • Salzgitter (Singapore) Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Verkehrsbetriebe Peine-Salzgitter Subsidiary · Salzgitter, Germany
    • Allianz für die Region Subsidiary
    • DEUMU Deutsche Erz- und Metall-Union Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung Subsidiary · Peine, Germany
    • DMV Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Remscheid, Germany
    • FALK Salzgitter GmbH Subsidiary · Salzgitter, Germany
    • KHS USA, Inc. Subsidiary · Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
    • Klockner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH (Klöckner Desma Elastomertechnik GmbH) Subsidiary · Fridingen an der Donau, Germany
    • Mannesmann Grossrohr GmbH Subsidiary · Salzgitter, Germany
    • Mannesmann Precision Tubes France Subsidiary · Saint-Florentin, France
    • Mannesmann Precision Tubes GmbH Subsidiary · Hamm, Germany
    • Mannesmann Precision Tubes Mexico S.A. de C.V. Subsidiary · El Salto, Mexico
    • Mannesmann Precision Tubes Netherlands B.V. Subsidiary · Eindhoven, Netherlands
    • Mannesmannrohren-Werk GmbH (Mannesmannröhren-Werk GmbH) Subsidiary · Zeithain, Germany
    • NMP Systems GmbH Subsidiary · Kleve, Germany
    • Salzgitter Automotive Engineering GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Osnabrück, Germany
    • Salzgitter Business Service GmbH Subsidiary · Salzgitter, Germany
    • Salzgitter Digital Solutions GmbH Subsidiary · Salzgitter, Germany
    • Salzgitter Erzbergbau AG Subsidiary · Germany
    • and 19 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

KHS GmbH was established in 1993 from a merger involving Holstein & Kappert AG of Dortmund (founded in 1868) and Seitz-Werke GmbH (founded in 1887), which later became SEN AG, Bad Kreuznach.

Timeline:

1868: Holstein & Kappert (H&K) is founded in Dortmund, Germany

1887: Seitz-Werke (later SEN) is founded in Bad Kreuznach, Germany

1977-1982 H&K (100%) and SEN (90%) acquired by Klöckner-Werke AG, Duisburg, Germany

1993: H&K and SEN merge to form KHS Maschinen- und Anlagenbau AG, Dortmund, Germany

2007: Salzgitter AG acquires the majority share in Klöckner-Werke

2008: KHS Corpoplast, KHS Plasmax, and KHS Moldtec are integrated into the Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke GmbH

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2010: KHS AG becomes KHS GmbH

2011: KHS GmbH becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke GmbH

From Wikipedia’s article on KHS GmbH, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Parent company (GLEIF)

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Aug 16, 2021Parent Directly consolidated by Salzgitter AG3
  2. 1993Founded Founded1

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