History

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Ferrostaal, originating from the Dutch company Ferrostaal N.V. and the German company Gutehoffnungshütte Aktienverein für Bergbau und Hüttenbetrieb (GHH), has developed into an industrial service provider with an international distribution network.

1920

Foundation of Ferrostaal N.V. in The Hague as a commercial trading company for steel products.

1921

Participation of Gutehoffnungshütte in Ferrostaal N.V. and expansion of trade business

1926

Gutehoffnungshütte acquires shares in Ferrostaal N.V. and builds the latter into its commercial trading company

1930

Entry into the Essen Register of Companies as "Ferrostaal AG"

1930-1934

Establishing foreign representations in Dutch India, Argentinia, Uruguay, Peru and Chile as well as sales offices in New York and Shanghai

1936

First compensation contract: In exchange against sheep wool Ferrostaal supplied railway material, rails and railway cars for the Iranian government

From 1934

Expansion of the sales organisation to cover Bolivia, Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil and Venezuela. Start-up of operating activities in China, Greece, Turkey and Iran.

1943

Destruction of the Essen administration building as a result of an air raid

1945

Resumption of operating activities in temporary offices

1949

Reconstruction of the administrative building at Huyssenallee, Essen

1950-1960

Expansion of the business relationships to cover Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe

1968

Cooperation with HDW Werft in Kiel. Ferrostaal becomes a sales partner for frigates and submarines

1990

Takeover of Fritz Werner GmbH, Geisenheim

1991

First petrochemical plants in Trinidad and Tobago

1996

Building up services for the automotive industry

2004

Name of Ferrostaal AG changed to MAN Ferrostaal AG

2005

Commissioning the world's largest methanol plant in Trinidad and Tobago

2006

MAN Ferrostaal develops itself to sales and distribution platform of the MAN Group

2006

MAN Ferrostaal realigns steel business

2006

Sale of Takraf conveyor technique

2006

Acquisition of pulp business of RWE

2007

Strategic repositioning: Concentration of company actitivities, New business areas Solar and Biofuels, Completion of steel business realignment through transfer of steel-trading unit to CCC Steel GmbH & Co. KG