Private company

Nordwestdeutsche Kraftwerke

Nordwestdeutsche Kraftwerke is a German energy supply company based in Hamburg, dissolved in 1985.1 It was founded in 1899.1 It is part of PreussenElektra.1

Die Nordwestdeutsche Kraftwerke AG, häufig abgekürzt NWK, war ein deutsches Elektrizitätsversorgungsunternehmen mit Sitz in Hamburg. Der Tätigkeitsbereich erstreckte sich auf das westliche Niedersachsen, den Hamburger Raum und das südliche Schleswig-Holstein.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1899Founded1
  • Industryenergy supply1
  • HeadquartersHamburg1
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Corporate structure

Nordwestdeutsche Kraftwerke is part of a group headed by VEBA. 59 entities, 22 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • VEBA Auerbach, Germany
    • PreussenElektra Hanover
      • Nordwestdeutsche Kraftwerke Hamburg
      • EEW Energy from Waste Subsidiary · Helmstedt, Germany
      • Hastra Subsidiary · Hanover, Germany
      • Schleswag Subsidiary · Germany
      • Westpreußisches Überlandwerk Subsidiary · Poland
      • Wölfersheim power station Subsidiary · Wölfersheim, Germany
    • Stinnes AG Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
      • Brenntag Subsidiary · Essen, Germany
        • Brenntag Amsterdam B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
        • Brenntag Nederland B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Dordrecht, Netherlands
        • BRENNTAG SLOVAKIA s.r.o. Subsidiary · 100% · Pezinok, Slovakia
        • ACU PHARMA und CHEMIE GmbH Subsidiary · Apolda, Germany
        • BCB Union Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag (BCB Union Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság) Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
        • BCD Chemie GmbH Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
        • BCD POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (BCD POLSKA SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
        • BCD POLYMERS SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (BCD POLYMERS SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Suchy Las, Poland
        • BRENNTAG Subsidiary · Deerlijk, Belgium
          • 1 more
        • BRENNTAG (Holding) B.V. Subsidiary · Dordrecht, Netherlands
        • BRENNTAG ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
        • Brenntag Austria GmbH Subsidiary · Guntramsdorf, Austria
          • 1 more
        • Brenntag Austria Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Guntramsdorf, Austria
        • BRENNTAG BUSINESS SERVICES SDN. BHD. Subsidiary · Essen, Germany
        • BRENNTAG CHEMICALS DISTRIBUTION (IRELAND) LIMITED Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
        • BRENNTAG CHILE COMERCIAL E INDUSTRIAL LIMITADA Subsidiary · Santiago, Chile
        • Brenntag CR s.r.o. Subsidiary · Praha, Czechia
        • BRENNTAG EXPORT Subsidiary · Vitrolles, France
        • Brenntag Finance B.V. Subsidiary · Dordrecht, Netherlands
        • Brenntag Global Services GmbH Subsidiary · Zossen, Germany
        • BRENNTAG GmbH Subsidiary · Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
        • BRENNTAG INGREDIENTS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
        • BRENNTAG International Chemicals GmbH Subsidiary · Essen, Germany
        • BRENNTAG NORDIC AS Subsidiary · Grålum, Norway
        • Brenntag North America LLC Subsidiary · Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
        • and 20 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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1985Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1925Acquired Acquired by PreussenElektra1
  3. 1899Founded Founded1

Sources

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