Germany AG or German Companies & Corporations

Here are short summaries of some German companies. They are organized by stock market.


SYMBOL	Name - products - city of headquarters
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NYSE:	New York Stock Exchange
AZ	Allianz SE - finance servcies - Munich
DAI	Daimler AG - Mercedes, Maybach, Smart automobiles - Stuttgart
DB	Deutsche Bank AG - Frankfurt
DT	Deutsche Telekom AG - phone service, T-Mobile - Bonn
FMS	Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. - dialysis - Bad Homburg
SAP	SAP AG - business software - Walldorf
SI	Siemens AG - VDO instruments, auto components - Munich

ETR:	XETRA, an electronic trading exchange created by Deutsche Boerse
ADS	adidas AG - sportswear and sports equipment - Herzogenaurach (OTC:ADDYY)
BAY	Bayer AG - pharmaceuticals, material science - Leverkusen (OTC:BAYRY)
CON	Continental AG - tires, auto components, Motorola auto - Hanover, Frankfurt (OTC:CTTAY)
EOAN	E.ON AG - power and gas - Dusseldorf (OTC:EONGY)
LHA	Deutsche Lufthansa AG - Frankfurt (OTC:DLAKY)
MRK	Merck KGaA - pharmaceuticals, chemicals - Darmstadt
NSU	Audi AG - Audi, Lamborghini automobiles - Ingolstadt

FRA:	Frankfurt Stock Exchange
BAS	BASF SE - chemicals, plastics, ag, oil & gas - Ludwigshafen (OTC:BASFY)
BEI	Beiersdorf AG - cosmetics, adhesives - Hamburg
BMW	Bayerische Motoren Werke AG - BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce automobiles - Munich
CBK	Commerzbank AG - Frankfurt
CGY	Conergy AG - solar power - Hamburg
DB1	Deutsche Boerse AG - financial marketplace operator - Frankfurt
DPB	Deutsche Postbank AG - Postbank, owned by DPW - Bonn
DPW	Deutsche Post AG - DHL shipping - Bonn
FRE	Fresenius SE - medical care - Bad Homburg
HBH3	Hornbach Holding AG - home DIY megastores - Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
HEN	Henkel AG & Co. - detergents, cosmetics, adhesives - Dusseldorf
HNR1	Hannover Rueckversicherung AG - reinsurance - Hannover
LCA	Leica Camera Group AG - cameras, optics (96% owned by ACM Projektentwicklung, Salzburg) - Solms
LHA	Deutsche Lufthansa AG - airline - Cologne
LIN	Linde AG - medical gases, industry plant production - Munich
MAN	MAN AG - diesel and industry engines & power generation - Munich
MEO	Metro AG - supermarkets & retail stores - Dusseldorf
MUV2	Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Ges. AG - reinsurance - Munich
PAH3	Porsche Automobil Holding SE - Porsche - Stuttgart
RWE	RWE AG - energy, mining, power - Essen (OTC:RWEOY)
SDF	K+S AG - fertilizers, salt - Kassel
SPR	Axel Springer AG - Verlag, Die Welt & Bild news - Berlin, Hamburg, Munich
SWV	Solarworld AG - solar power - Bonn
SZG	Salzgitter AG - steel - Salzgitter
TKA	ThyssenKrupp AG - steel, elevators, tech - Dusseldorf
VOW	Volkswagen AG - VW, Audi, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Bentley - Wolfsburg (OTC:VLKAY)

PRIVATE:
-	BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerate GmbH - Bosch & Siemens appliances - Munich
-	Robert Bosch GmbH - Blaupunkt, auto components, security - Stuttgart
-	Alfred Karcher GmbH & CO. KG - cleaning equipment - Winnenden
-	Langenscheidt KG - dictionaries, road maps, Berlitz translation - Munich
-	Leica Microsystems AG - microscopic imaging, Leica brand (owned by Danaher Corp (DHR)) - Wetzlar
-	Linhof Prazisions-Systemtechnik GmbH - large format cameras - Munich
-	Miele & Cie. KG - appliances, commercial cleaning equipment - Gutersloh
-	OSRAM GmbH - lights, lamps, LEDs, Sylvania TVs as part of Siemens - Munich
-	Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KG - audio equipment - Wedemark
-	Carl Zeiss AG - optics, measurement tools - Oberkochen

SWISS:
-	Leica Geosystems Holdings AG - surveying & GPS - Heerbrugg
	  (once Wild Heerbrugg, then Ernst Leitz, now owned by Hexagon)
-	Sinar AG - view cameras, digital backs - Feuerthalen



DAX:

German 30 Largest Company Index (like the DOW).  Members currently include:

adidas, Allianz, BASF, Bayer, Beiersdorf, BMW, Commerzbank, Daimler, Deutsche Bank,
Deutsche Boerse, Deutsche Post, Deutsche Lufthansa, Deutsche Telekom, E. On,
Fresenius Medical Care, Fresenius, Henkel, Infineon Technologies, K Plus S, Linde,
MAN, Merck, Metro, Munich Re, RWE, Salzgitter, SAP, Siemens, Thyssen Krupp, Volkswagen

NOTES:

AG = Aktiengesellschaft = German, Swiss, or Austrian corporation with shares
SE = Societas Europaea = European Union corporation

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Created: 27 Mar 2007
Updated: 19 May 2010
Copyright Daniel K. Allen, 2007-2010.
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