Private company

South Cameroon Company

Private trading corporation based in Hamburg1

The Gesellschaft Süd-Kamerun (German: South Cameroon Company) was a private trading corporation formed in 1898, facilitated by governor Jesko von Puttkamer, to run the rubber and ivory trade in the southeast of the German colony of Kamerun.2 It was founded by Julius Scharlach and Adolph Woermann.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Dec 8, 1898Founded1
  • Industryinternational trade1
  • HeadquartersBerlin1
  • Founded inBrussels1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Gesellschaft Süd-Kamerun 1898
Photo: Unbekannte Autoren und Grafiker; Scan vom EDHAC e.V., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Gesellschaft Süd-Kamerun (German: South Cameroon Company) was a private trading corporation formed in 1898, facilitated by governor Jesko von Puttkamer, to run the rubber and ivory trade in the southeast of the German colony of Kamerun.2

The story

Founded by Adolph Woermann and Julius Scharlach on Dec 8, 1898, in Brussels.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • ivory
  • natural rubber
  • palm oil

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Schantung Handels-AG

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 8, 1898Founded Founded in Brussels1

Sources

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