Mannesmann

Also known as Deutsch-Österreichische Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG

thumb|Brass sign from Mannesmann-Rohrbau AG – Munich

Key facts

Company.name: Mannesmann AG
Company.logo: Image:Mannesmann.svg
Company.industry: conglomerate
Company.fate: Taken over by Vodafone
Company.predecessor: <!-- or:
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Company.successor: Vodafone
Company.founder: Reinhard and Max Mannesmann
Company.hq_location_city: Düsseldorf
Company.hq_location_country: Germany
Company.area_served: Germany
Company.owner: Vodafone
Company.parent

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Article

11 sections

Contents

History
Establishment and growth as an international tube manufacturer
Expansion into a coal and steel conglomerate
Further diversification
Telecommunications
Takeover by Vodafone and aftermath
Controversies
Individual subsidiaries
Mannesmann Arcor
References
External links

thumb|Brass sign from Mannesmann-Rohrbau AG – Munich

Mannesmann () was a German industrial conglomerate. It was originally established as a manufacturer of steel pipes in 1890 under the name "Deutsch-Österreichische Mannesmannröhren-Werke AG" (lit. "German-Austrian Mannesmann pipe-works joint-stock company"). In the twentieth century, Mannesmann's product range grew and the company expanded into numerous sectors; starting from various steel products and trading to mechanical and electrical engineering, automotive and telecommunications. From 1955, the conglomerate's management holding with headquarters in Düsseldorf was named Mannesmann AG.