IG Farben - Founding Members

Founding Members

IG Farben was founded on December 25, 1925, as a merger of the following six companies:

  • BASF
  • Bayer
  • Hoechst (including Cassella and Chemische Fabrik Kalle)
  • Agfa
  • Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron
  • Chemische Fabrik vorm. Weiler Ter Meer

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