Westfalia Dinnendahl Gröppel

Westfalia Dinnendahl Gröppel (WEDAG; formerly Eisenhütte Westfalia,[1] R.W. Dinnendahl AG,[2] and Fr. Gröppel, C. Lührigs Nachf) was a German mechanical engineering company founded in 1872. It was primarily known for manufacturing coal and water processing plants used in the mining industry.[3] In 2001, the company merged to KHD Humboldt Wedag.[4][5]

Westfalia Dinnendahl Gröppel
Company typePrivate
IndustryMechanical engineering
Founded1872; 152 years ago (1872) in Essen, German Empire
Founder
Defunct2001 (2001)
FateMerger
SuccessorKHD Humboldt Wedag
Headquarters
Bochum Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
3,000+

References

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  1. ^ "Gewerkschaft Eisenhütte Westfalia". museum-digital:westfalen (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  2. ^ "Dinnendahlsche Fabrik". baukunst-nrw. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. ^ "WEDAG und Vickers". Hamburger Abendblatt. 1968-08-26. p. 15. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. ^ "Chinese-led group bids for German cement plant firm KHD". Reuters. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. ^ "Deutz AG verkauft seine Aluminiumsparte". Handelsblatt (in German). 2001-03-29. Retrieved 2023-09-23.