Private company

WASAG

WASAG is a German explosives manufacturer based in Coswig, dissolved in 2001.1 It was founded in 1891.1 It is part of IG Farben.1

Die Westfälisch-Anhaltische Sprengstoff-Actien-Gesellschaft (WASAG) war ein bedeutendes deutsches Unternehmen für die Herstellung von Sprengstoffen, Explosivstoffen und Munition.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1891Founded1
  • IndustryManufacture of explosives, Manufacture of fertilisers and nitrogen compounds, chemical industry, manufacture of weapons and ammunition1
  • HeadquartersCoswig, Germany1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Corporate structure

WASAG is part of a group headed by IG Farben. 384 entities, 54 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • IG Farben Frankfurt am Main
    • WASAG Coswig, Germany
      • H.A. Meyer & Riemann Chemische Werke Subsidiary · Germany
    • ACNA Subsidiary · Cengio
    • Agfa Camerawerk Subsidiary · Munich
    • Agfa-Gevaert Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • Agfa HealthCare Canada Subsidiary · Waterloo, Canada
      • Agfa-Gevaert (United States) Subsidiary · Goose Creek, United States
      • Information International, Inc. Subsidiary · Los Angeles
      • AGFA Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • AGFA FINANCE Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • AGFA FINCO Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • AGFA HEALTHCARE Subsidiary · Mortsel, Belgium
      • Agfa-Gevaert (Belgium) Subsidiary · Belgium
      • Agfa-Gevaert (Canada) Subsidiary · Canada
    • American IG Subsidiary · New York City
      • Ansco Subsidiary · Binghamton
    • Apollo Subsidiary · Bratislava, Slovakia
    • BASF Subsidiary · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
      • BASF Praha, Czechia
      • BASF (Canada) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
        • BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS CANADA INC. Subsidiary · Ludwigshafen, Germany
        • BASF COATINGS INC. Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
      • BASF (France) Paris, France
      • BASF Antwerpen N.V. Antwerpen, Belgium
      • BASF Polyurethanes Lemförde, Germany
      • BASF Schwarzheide Schwarzheide, Germany
      • BASF Schweiz AG Basel, Switzerland
      • Surventis Münster, Germany
      • BASF (China) Subsidiary · 上海, China
      • BASF (Norway) Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • BASF (Switzerland) Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
      • Verenium Corporation Subsidiary · San Diego
      • Wintershall Subsidiary · Kassel, Germany
      • Basf Finance Europe N.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Arnhem, Netherlands
      • A.M. CRAIG LIMITED Subsidiary · Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
      • Alsachimie S.A.S. Subsidiary · Chalampé, France
      • B A S F SRL Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
      • ba si fu dian chi cai liao (shang hai) you xian gong si (巴斯夫电池材料（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Shanghai, China
      • BASF (Netherlands) Subsidiary
      • BASF (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • BASF (United States) Subsidiary · Florham Park, United States
      • BASF (БАСФ) Subsidiary · Sofia, Bulgaria
      • BASF A/S Subsidiary · København V, Denmark
      • BASF AB Subsidiary · Göteborg, Sweden
      • BASF Agri Production SAS Subsidiary · Ecully Cedex, France
      • and 116 more
    • Bayer Subsidiary · Leverkusen, Germany
    • Behringwerke Subsidiary · Marburg
    • Buna Werke Subsidiary · Merseburg
    • Degesch Subsidiary · Laudenbach, Germany
    • Deutsche Länderbank Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH Subsidiary · Duisburg, Germany
    • Donau Chemie Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
      • Donau Carbon GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • DONAUCHEM GmbH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
        • DONAUCHEM s.r.o. Subsidiary · 67.5% · Nymburk, Czechia
    • Gasolin Subsidiary · Hanover
    • Interhandel Subsidiary
    • Leuna works Subsidiary · Leuna
    • Pulverfabrik Rottweil Subsidiary · Rottweil, Germany
    • Wagenmann & Seybel Subsidiary · Vienna, Austria
    • WCM AG Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
      • Salzgitter Klöckner-Werke Subsidiary · 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
    • Württembergische Cattunmanufaktur Subsidiary · Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany
    • Braunkohlenwerke Bruckdorf Subsidiary · Germany
    • Deutsche Grube Subsidiary · Germany
    • Guano Works Subsidiary · Germany
    • I.G. Bergwerke Subsidiary · Germany
    • and 1 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); 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 WASAG, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • H.A. Meyer & Riemann Chemische Werke

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2001Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1891Founded Founded1

Sources

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