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Heraeus

Heraeus is a German technology group with a focus on precious and special metals, medical technology, quartz glass and sensors as well as electronic components. Founded in Hanau in 1851, the company is one of the largest family-owned companies in Germany in terms of revenue. Heraeus employs 16,400 people in 40 countries and generated a total revenue of…

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CountPharmacyGoldsmithsPlatinumMelting point
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Specialty Products

Manufacturing companiesAutomotive industryAerospaceTelecommunicationsChemical industry
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PreciousMedical technologyQuartzSensorsHanau
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Founded
1851
Industry
Technology
Headquarters
Hanau, Germany
Founder
Wilhelm Carl Heraeus
Key people
Frank Stietz, CEO · Rolf Wetzel, Member of the Board · Franz Haniel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Number of employees
16,400 (2023)

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Heraeus

Nodes76
Edges75
Triples146
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.026316
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Heraeus

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related to 1927 – 1945: Further development and setbacks · 21
Heraeus → At, By, Despite, Due, During, First World War, Foundation Remembrance, Future, German, Hanau, In, Production, Reinhard Heraeus, Responsibility, Russia, Second World War, The, Third Reich, Weimar Republic, Wilhelm Heinrich Heraeus
related to Since 2020: Acquisitions, sales and investments · 19
Heraeus → Also, BASF, BASF Heraeus Metal Resource, China, Global Business Units, Heraeus Nexensos, In, In April, In June, Norwood Medical, Operating Companies, Perpetual Technologies, PET, Revalyu Resources, Start-ups, The, This, US, Yageo
related to 1983 – 2000: Founding of the holding company · 17
Heraeus → As, Asia, Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Board, Following, For, From, German, Hanau, Heraeus Holding GmbH, In, Jürgen Heraeus, Management, Reinhard Heraeus, Saxony-Anhalt, Simultaneously, Under
related to Corporate structure · 15
Heraeus → Electronics, Hanau, Healthcare, Heraeus Group, Heraeus Holding, Hesse, Industrials, Jürgen Heraeus, Metals, Operating Companies, Recycling, Semiconductor, The, The Heraeus Holding, Under
related to 1889 – 1926: Inventions and patents · 14
Heraeus → As, German Imperial Patent No, Hanau, Heinrich Heraeus, Heraeus Platinum Smelting Factory, In, It, Küch, Küch's, Research, Richard Küch, The, Wilhelm, With
related to 1851 – 1888: Founding of the platinum smelter · 12
Heraeus → After, Although, Celsius, Einhorn Pharmacy, Esay Heraeus, Goldsmiths, Hanau, In, Since, Until, Wilhelm Carl Heraeus, With
related to 1660: Pharmacy as the origin of the group · 11
Heraeus → Einhorn, Einhorn Pharmacy, Faucque, Frankfurt, Hanau-Neustadt, In, In October, Isaac Heraeus, The, The Einhorn Pharmacy, Zum
related to 2001 – 2019: Growth and restructuring · 8
Heraeus → At, Chairman, For, Jürgen Heraeus, Kendro Laboratory Products, Supervisory Board, The Heraeus Med, To
Key people · 3
Heraeus → Frank Stietz, CEO, Franz Haniel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Rolf Wetzel, Member of the Board
related to Specialty Products · 3
Heraeus → Another, Heraeus Group, The

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company platinum metals precious production group business glass quartz technology hanau management new well components products metal used german medical

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HeraeusFounded18511.00infobox
HeraeusFounderWilhelm Carl Heraeus1.00infobox
HeraeusHeadquartersHanau, Germany1.00infobox
HeraeusIndustryTechnology1.00infobox
HeraeusKey peopleFrank Stietz, CEO1.00infobox
HeraeusKey peopleRolf Wetzel, Member of the Board1.00infobox
HeraeusKey peopleFranz Haniel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board1.00infobox
HeraeusNumber of employees16,400 (2023)1.00infobox
HeraeusRevenue€25.6 billion (2023)1.00infobox
HeraeusTypePrivate1.00infobox
HeraeusWebsiteheraeus.com1.00infobox
Heraeusis aGerman technology group with a focus on precious and special metals0.90text

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