Thysse history

The 80 cm railgun "Dora", completed by Krupp in 1942, is the largest gun ever built, but is militarily outdated in view of the means of aerial warfare.

Since 1943 British and American air strikes on the Krupp and Thyssen plants increase massively.

The Thyssenhütte iron and steel mill is finally brought to a standstill after the air raid of January 22, 1945.

On October 16, 1947 it is officially announced that the Thyssenhütte mill is also to be dismantled as part of the Allied policy to reduce Germany's industrial potential and compensate the countries particularly affected by the Second World War.

The Petersberg Agreement of November 22, 1949 signals the end of dismantling for many western German firms, including Thyssenhütte.

As part of a general amnesty, the convicts are released from prison in January 1951 by decision of the American High Commissioner for Germany, John McCloy.

As part of the break-up of the western German coal and steel sector Thyssenhütte is split off from the Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG group and reestablished on May 2, 1953 as August Thyssen-Hütte AG; the new company receives only the assets of Thyssenhütte.

In 1955 the first hot wide strip mill installed in Germany after the war goes into operation, becoming the central facility in Thyssen's production, now focused on flat steel.

The company broadens its product range in 1956 by combining with Niederrheinische Hütte AG, a producer of wire rod and bar with considerable wire processing interests.

The "Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation" commences work on January 1, 1968.

The acquisition of Rheinstahl AG in 1973 broadens the business base and at the same time reduces dependency on the cyclical steel sector.

Krupp Stahl AG, founded in 1980, is the holding company for all steel operations within the Group.

After closure of the operation in 1985, the blast furnace plant is converted into a landscape park under the IBA Emscherpark project and private initiatives.

The joint venture Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH Duisburg, established in 1990 by Krupp Stahl AG and Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG - in which each hold equal shares - supplies both parent companies with semi-finished products for the manufacture of flat steel products and tubes.

Krupp AG on December 8, 1992.

The steel activities of Krupp Stahl and Hoesch Stahl are combined in Krupp Hoesch Stahl effective January 1, 1993.

They commence talks on further cooperation in August 1997 after establishing a joint flat carbon steel company.

Until 2001 ThyssenKrupp AG contributes around DM152.3 million to the compensation fund.

thyssenkrupp launches the “Discovering future technology” initiative in 2004 against the background of an increasing shortage of young people in technical professions.

The global financial and economic crisis which began in 2007 also hits ThyssenKrupp hard.

To counter the crisis, the company adopts an extensive program of measures which reduces costs by significantly more than €1 billion in fiscal 2008/09 alone.

2009 G3: Jason Takes the HelmFollowing in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps, Jason purchased the business in 2009.

On June 17, 2010 architect Philippe Chaix symbolically hands over the keys to the new Quarter in Essen at a ceremony attended by numerous guests (NRW State Premier Jürgen Rüttgers, Prof.

On July 30, 2013 Berthold Beitz, one of the most influential industrialists in post-war Germany, dies aged 99.

2020 Cusick ParkwayIn July of 2020, doors opened on the new Oregon campus uniting all production, design, and fulfillment services under one roof.