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Founded by Hugo Henkel in 1935.1
Private company
Erste Deutsche Walfang-Gesellschaft
Erste Deutsche Walfang-Gesellschaft is a German fishery company based in Hamburg, founded in 1935, dissolved in 1956.1 It was founded by Hugo Henkel.1 It is part of Henkel KGaA.1
Die Erste Deutsche Walfang-Gesellschaft (EDWG) wurde 1935 als AG gegründet, in eine GmbH mit Sitz in Hamburg umgewandelt und begann 1937 mit dem Walfang.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1935Founded1
Corporate structure
Erste Deutsche Walfang-Gesellschaft is part of a group headed by Henkel KGaA. 99 entities, 13 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Henkel KGaA Düsseldorf, Germany
- Erste Deutsche Walfang-Gesellschaft Hamburg, Germany
- Henkel Central Eastern Europe GmbH Düsseldorf, Germany
- HENKEL Latvia Subsidiary · Latvia
- Henkel Magyarorszag Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag (Henkel Magyarország Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság) Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
- Henkel Magyarorszag Operations Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
- Henkel Corporation Düsseldorf, Germany
- La Toja Subsidiary
- Loctite Subsidiary · Düsseldorf
- Schwarzkopf Subsidiary · Güglingen, Germany
- N.V. v/h C.F. van Dijl & Zoon Subsidiary
- Sellotape Subsidiary · Winsford
- Spotless Group Subsidiary · Paris
- Sun Products Subsidiary · Wilton, Connecticut, United States
- ai bo si di ke hua xue (shang hai) you xian gong si (爱博斯迪科化学（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- Aislantes Nacionales SpA Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- bris'ath heng khel (prathesthiy) cakad (บริษัท เฮงเค็ล (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- brisath ya ma hathsu (prathesthiy) cakad (บริษัท ยามาฮัทสึ (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- CONG TY TNHH HENKEL VIET NAM (CÔNG TY TNHH HENKEL VIỆT NAM) Subsidiary · Nieuwegein, Netherlands
- han gao (zhong guo) tou zi you xian gong si (汉高（中国）投资有限公司) Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- han gao gu fen you xian gong si (汉高股份有限公司) Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- han gao le tai (zhong guo) you xian gong si (汉高乐泰(中国)有限公司) Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- Henkel & Cie. AG Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- Henkel (Ireland) Subsidiary · Ireland
- Henkel (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- Henkel (Netherlands) Subsidiary
- Henkel (United States) Subsidiary · United States
- HENKEL ADHESIVES TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Navi Mumbai, India
- HENKEL ANAND INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Gurgaon, India
- Henkel Australia Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
- and 71 more
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Erste Deutsche Walfang-Gesellschaft, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderHugo Henkel1
Board members and other officers (1)
- Board memberCarl Kircheiß1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Sources
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