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Netherland Indies Gas Company

The Netherland Indies Gas Company (Nederlandsch Indische Gasmaatschappij (NIGM) was a business in the Dutch East Indies, Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. It was founded on 10 December 1863 in the Dutch East Indies and expanded to Suriname (1908) and Curaçao (1927). As of the World War II era, the company operated 11 gas plants and 33 power plants.2 It ceased to exist in 1950.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1859Founded1
  • Industryenergy supply, manufacture of gas1
  • HeadquartersDutch East Indies1
  • Legal formnaamloze vennootschap1

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COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Kantoor van de Nederlandsch Indische Gasmaatschappij (NIGM) TMnr 60016240
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Netherland Indies Gas Company (Nederlandsch Indische Gasmaatschappij (NIGM) was a business in the Dutch East Indies, Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. It was founded on 10 December 1863 in the Dutch East Indies and expanded to Suriname (1908) and Curaçao (1927).2

Corporate structure

Netherland Indies Gas Company sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Netherland Indies Gas Company Dutch East Indies
    • W.C. 't Hart & Zn., Instrumenten- en Apparatenfabriek Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • W.C. 't Hart & Zn., Instrumenten- en Apparatenfabriek since 1967

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1967Acquired W.C. 't Hart & Zn., Instrumenten- en Apparatenfabriek1

Timeline

  1. 1950Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1859Founded Founded1

Sources

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