Private company

Phoenix AG

German manufacturing company

Phoenix AG is an international company headquartered in Hamburg in Germany which specialises in products made of rubber, including sound and vibration insulation, conveyor-belt systems, and specialist industrial hose systems. The company has a turnover in excess of €1 billion, and over 9,000 employees across 50 different operating sites. The company was founded in 1856, and was acquired by Continental AG in 2004.² It ceased to exist in 2007.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

May 13, 1856Founded¹

Industrymanufacture of rubber products, manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres, plastics and rubber industry¹
HeadquartersHamburg¹

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Corporate structure

Phoenix AG 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.

Phoenix AG Hamburg
- Internationale Galalith-Gesellschaft 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.

Leadership

Who has led Phoenix AG, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (2)

Board memberAlbert Schäfer 1933 to 1946¹
Board memberOtto Andreas Friedrich¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Internationale Galalith-Gesellschaft since 1959

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1959Internationale Galalith-Gesellschaft became a subsidiary¹
Succeeded by ContiTech¹

Timeline

2007Dissolved Dissolved¹
May 13, 1856Founded Founded¹

Sources

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WikidataPhoenix AG on Wikidata
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WikipediaPhoenix AG on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsPhoenix AG photo by GeorgHH, Public domain