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ThyssenKrupp

ThyssenKrupp is a German industrial engineering and steel production conglomerate created in a merger of Thyssen AG and Krupp. It claims to be one of the world's largest steel, Here is some DW content on the company.

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High flyers and flying green - MADE

Are billionaires saviors or sharks? Plus: India’s future, and commercial electric aircraft.
BusinessJune 18, 202426:04 min
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Are German industries on the decline?

Many German companies have been industry leaders for decades. But that era may be coming to an end.
BusinessFebruary 23, 202402:23 min
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Czech tycoon Kretinsky eyes German steel and big subsidies

The controversial Czech business tycoon wants to use profits made from fossil fuel assets to invest in ThyssenKrupp.
BusinessJuly 28, 2023
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How gas shortages also threaten wind power

Making steel parts for wind turbines requires a lot of gas. What if Russia turns off the taps?
BusinessJuly 26, 202203:37 min
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next to a German made submarine in a picture from 2014

Israel to probe purchase of German submarines

The massive deal between Israel and German firm Thyssenkrupp had prompted a bribery scandal under Benjamin Netanyahu.
CrimeJanuary 23, 2022
An Israeli army Dolphin-class submarine sailing at Israel's Naval port in the Mediterranean city of Haifa

Israel to buy 3 submarines from Thyssenkrupp

The Israeli government announces a deal to buy 3 submarines from German giant Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems.
BusinessJanuary 20, 2022
A worker at a Thyssenkrupp steel manufacturing unit in the German town of Duisburg

Steelmaker Thyssenkrupp rejects German state aid

Thyssenkrupp has ruled out government participation, saying its too costly but unions favor it.
BusinessDecember 12, 2020
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Thyssenkrupp to slash 5,000 more jobs

Thyssenkrupp was already undergoing a difficult restructuring process and had slashed 6,000 jobs last year.
BusinessNovember 19, 2020
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Thyssenkrupp steel feels the heat

German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp wants to sell its struggling steel business although what deal is done is unclear.
BusinessOctober 20, 2020
A Thyssenkrupp steel worker stands next to a blast furnace

Liberty bids for Thyssenkrupp's steel unit

Amid talk of state intervention, the German conglomerate is reportedly in talks with two other rivals over a sale.
BusinessOctober 16, 2020
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Elevators of tomorrow

Thyssen-Krupp wants to revolutionize elevators using magnetic levitation.
BusinessFebruary 18, 202005:10 min
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German steel producers fined millions

One company escaped a penalty by being the first to cooperate with the cartel office.
BusinessDecember 12, 2019
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Thyssenkrupp steel workers stage protests

Thyssenkrupp workers have massed outside the ailing steel hub in Duisburg, demanding job safeguards and investment.
PoliticsDecember 4, 2019
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Steel giant ThyssenKrupp drops deeper into crisis, UN: Food insecurity looms in southern Africa
BusinessNovember 22, 201911:21 min
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Thyssenkrupp board wants to sack CEO

Thyssenkrupp has been struggling through a failed merger bid, falling profits and difficult restructuring.
BusinessSeptember 25, 2019
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ThyssenKrupp sues EU for blocking Tata merger

Germany's ThyssenKrupp says the European Commission was "too far-reaching and wrong" to veto its merger with Tata Steel.
BusinessAugust 22, 2019
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The long road to 'greener' steel

New carbon mitigating production ideas may be around the corner for German steelmakers.
BusinessJuly 29, 2019
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Opinion: Are the good years over for German firms?

Henrik Böhme
When BASF drastically slashes its earnings forecast, it is an alarm signal for the German economy as a whole.
BusinessJuly 10, 2019
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Thyssenkrupp expects EU to 'block' Tata merger plan

Neither Thyssenkrupp nor Tata were prepared to make concessions to get their planned merger passed.
BusinessMay 10, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech next to a Dolphin AIP class submarine at a naval base in Haifa

German prosecutors to probe Israeli sub deal

Persistent bribery allegations linked to the ThyssenKrupp sale have dogged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
BusinessMarch 26, 2019
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EU probes German-Indian steel merger

The EU's executive arm has voiced concerns over reduced competition after the merger.
BusinessOctober 30, 2018
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ThyssenKrupp: Is two more than one?

Will two ThyssenKrupps do better than one? Is the plan to turn the troubled group around convincing?
BusinessOctober 3, 201804:14 min
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Made in Germany - Your Business Magazine

It's hard for lovers, companies and political entities. The question is: what comes next?
BusinessOctober 3, 201826:03 min
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Thyssenkrupp moves ahead with company split

Thyssenkrupp is set to splin off its holdings into two separate companies in a bid to return to profitablity.
BusinessOctober 1, 201801:14 min
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Canada joins US, Mexico in new trade agreement – Thyssenkrupp to split into two companies
BusinessOctober 1, 201811:12 min
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Thyssenkrupp moves ahead with company split

Thyssenkrupp is set to splin off its holdings into two separate companies in a bid to return to profitablity.
BusinessOctober 1, 201801:26 min
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No job cuts as ThyssenKrupp splits into two

ThyssenKrupp's new chairman Guido Kerkhoff rules out jobs losses as a result of the group's restructuring.
BusinessOctober 1, 201804:15 min
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Canada joins US, Mexico in new trade agreement – Thyssenkrupp to split into two companies
BusinessOctober 1, 201809:30 min
ThyssenKrupp elevator test tower in Rottweil, Germany

Germany: Hundreds race up elevator test tower

Hundreds tested there mettle — and their legs — in one of the world's tallest elevator testing towers in Rottweil.
SportsSeptember 16, 2018
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Is thyssenkrupp headed for a breakup?

After a bad quarterly earnings report, the German industrial giant thyssenkrupp is at a crossroads.
BusinessAugust 9, 2018
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Thyssenkrupp in turmoil over future plans

The German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp is in turmoil, as disagreements over job losses and restructuring mount.
BusinessJuly 17, 2018
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CEO of thyssenkrupp to step down

The chief executive of German steel giant thyssenkrupp has asked the board to accept his resignation.
BusinessJuly 5, 2018
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Thyssenkrupp agrees to Tata Steel merger

One of Germany's oldest industrial giants has agreed to a merger deal with one of India's biggest steelmakers.
BusinessJune 30, 2018
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Making the most of CO2

Technology is in the works to use CO2 emissions as an input to make other materials.
BusinessMay 8, 201804:45 min
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China says it's preparing retaliatory tariffs against US - Tariffs are a threat to European businesses, economists warn
BusinessMarch 23, 201811:21 min
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Steelworkers react to EU exemption

The EU is initially exempt from the planned US tariffs on steel. Reactions from the factory gates.
BusinessMarch 23, 201801:49 min
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The Netanyahu-ThyssenKrupp connection

How is the Israeli prime minister linked to an allegedly corrupt deal with German steel producer ThyssenKrupp?
BusinessFebruary 14, 2018
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Thyssenkrupp reports strong steel business

German industrial heavyweight ThyssenKrupp has seen a marked rise in its operating profit.
BusinessFebruary 14, 2018
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ThyssenKrupp workers back steel merger

Workers at ThyssenKrupp will back a labor deal that will safeguard jobs and plants in a merger with India's Tata Steel.
BusinessFebruary 5, 2018
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Trump's beef with foreign steel

US President Donald Trump wants to revive its steel industry by executive order.
BusinessFebruary 5, 201801:16 min
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Thyssenkrupp steelworkers fear for their jobs

Thyssenkrupp workers fear plant closures following a planned merger with India's steel giant Tata.
BusinessDecember 1, 201702:16 min
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ThyssenKrupp beats earnings forecasts

Better than expected business in its material services and elevators unit have helped the German steelmaker.
BusinessNovember 23, 2017
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Cutting CO2 in steel production

ThyseenKrupp is turning climate-damaging CO2 into far more useful chemicals.
BusinessNovember 10, 201702:40 min
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Sunny times for electric cars

Together with ThyssenKrupp, students from Bochum University of Applied Sciences have developed a solar-powered e-car.
BusinessNovember 6, 201702:19 min
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Germany approves sub sale to Israel

The German government has announced plans to sign a deal to sell three new ThyssenKrupp submarines to Israel.
BusinessOctober 23, 2017
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German steelworkers angry about planned merger

Thousands of German steelworkers have staged a rally to fight a planned merger between ThyssenKrupp and Tata.
BusinessSeptember 22, 2017
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ThyssenKrupp, Tata to merge steel operations

ThyssenKrupp and Tata have signed a memorandum of understanding on the merger of their European steel operations.
BusinessSeptember 20, 2017
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Six arrested in Israel over German sub deal

The corruption probe has ensnared several close allies of Prime Minister Netanyahu.
PoliticsSeptember 3, 2017
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Thyssenkrupp boosted by steel price surge

Thyssenkrupp has posted better-than-expected third-quarter results.
BusinessAugust 10, 2017
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Israel arrests seven over German submarine deal

Police are questioning suspects on bribery, fraud and tax offenses after a deal to buy submarines from ThyssenKrupp.
CrimeJuly 11, 2017