Private company

RAG Aktiengesellschaft

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German coal company

RAG AG, formerly Ruhrkohle AG, is the largest German coal mining corporation. The company headquarters are in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. The company was founded on 27 November 1968, consolidating several coal mining corporations into the Ruhrkohle AG.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 27, 1968Founded1
  • Industryenergy supply, mining1
  • HeadquartersEssen1
  • Websitewww.rag.de
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
  • LEI529900CTCY5IXJUY9Z413
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressIm Welterbe 10, 45141 Essen, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Essen, HRB 288103

RAG AG, formerly Ruhrkohle AG, is the largest German coal mining corporation. The company headquarters are in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. The company was founded on 27 November 1968, consolidating several coal mining corporations into the Ruhrkohle AG.2

Corporate structure

RAG Aktiengesellschaft sits at the top of its group. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • RAG Aktiengesellschaft Essen, Germany
    • Rütgers Chemicals Subsidiary · Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
      • Siemens-Planiawerke AG für Kohlefabrikate Subsidiary · Germany
      • Vereinigte Dachpappen-Fabriken Subsidiary · Germany
    • Saarbergwerke Subsidiary · Saarbrücken, Germany
    • Vivawest Subsidiary · Gelsenkirchen, Germany
    • Zeche Friedrich Heinrich Subsidiary · Kamp-Lintfort, Germany
    • Gasometer Oberhausen Owned · Oberhausen, Germany

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.

What it owns

What RAG Aktiengesellschaft reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Products and brands

  • mining of coal

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Nov 27, 1968Founded Founded1

Sources

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