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Vereinigte Stahlwerke
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Defunct German industrial conglomerate
The Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG (VSt or Vestag, United Steel Works) was a German industrial conglomerate producing coal, iron, and steel in the interbellum and during World War II. Founded in 1926, economic pressures (decreasing prices and excess capacities) led to the union of several companies, including Thyssen AG, Phoenix AG für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb, Rheinische Stahlwerke, Rhein-Elbe-Union GmbH, Deutsch-Luxemburgische Bergwerks- und Hütten-AG, Bochumer Verein, and Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-AG.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- IndustryManufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys, iron and steel industry, metal industry1
- HeadquartersDüsseldorf1
- Legal formjoint-stock company1
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The Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG (VSt or Vestag, United Steel Works) was a German industrial conglomerate producing coal, iron, and steel in the interbellum and during World War II.2
Corporate structure
Vereinigte Stahlwerke is part of a group headed by Lex Stahlverein. 25 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Lex Stahlverein
- Vereinigte Stahlwerke Düsseldorf
- August Thyssen-Hütte Subsidiary · Hamborn, Germany
- Rheinstahl Subsidiary · Duisburg, Germany
- Deutsche Edelstahlwerke AG Subsidiary · Germany
- Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-AG Subsidiary
- Heinrich August Schulte Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
- Hoesch Schwerter Profile Subsidiary · Schwerte, Germany
- Hüttenwerke Siegerland Subsidiary
- Kohle- und Eisenforschung GmbH Subsidiary
- SEAG Waggonbau Dreis-Tiefenbach Subsidiary · Dreis-Tiefenbach, German Reich
- WURAG Eisen- und Stahlwerke Subsidiary · Hagen, Germany
- Bandeisenwalzwerke Subsidiary · Germany
- Bochumer Verein Subsidiary · Germany
- Deutsche Eisenwerke Subsidiary · Germany
- Deutsche Röhrenwerke Subsidiary · Germany
- Dortmund-Hörder Hüttenverein Subsidiary · Germany
- Dortmunder Union Brückenbau Subsidiary · Germany
- Ruhr-Montanindustrie Subsidiary · Germany
- Ruhrstahl Subsidiary · Germany
- Saar Subsidiary · Germany
- Stahlunion Ingenieurbau Gesellschaft mbH der Vereinigten Stahlwerke Subsidiary · Germany
- Thyssen Eisen- und Stahl Subsidiary · Germany
- Thyssen Rheinstahl Subsidiary · Germany
- Westdeutsche Haushaltsversorgung Subsidiary · Germany
- August Thyssen-Hütte Subsidiary · Hamborn, Germany
- Vereinigte Stahlwerke Düsseldorf
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Vereinigte Stahlwerke, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Board members and other officers (2)
- Board memberErnst Poensgen 1935 to 19431
- Board memberAlbert Vögler 1926 to 19351
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
Subsidiaries
- August Thyssen-Hütte
- Bandeisenwalzwerke
- Bochumer Verein
- Deutsche Eisenwerke
- Deutsche Röhrenwerke
- Dortmund-Hörder Hüttenverein
- Dortmunder Union Brückenbau
- Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-AG
- Heinrich August Schulte
- Ruhr-Montanindustrie
- Ruhrstahl
- SEAG Waggonbau Dreis-Tiefenbach
- Saar
- Stahlunion Ingenieurbau Gesellschaft mbH der Vereinigten Stahlwerke
- Thyssen Eisen- und Stahl
- Thyssen Rheinstahl
- Westdeutsche Haushaltsversorgung
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaVereinigte Stahlwerke
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ507842
Sources
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- 2WikipediaVereinigte Stahlwerke on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsVereinigte Stahlwerke logo by FDRMRZUSA, Public domain