Metallurgy trade

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VE AHB Metallurgiehandel GmbH
legal form Company with limited liability
founding 1969
resolution 1990
Seat Berlin
sales 32 billion GDR marks
Branch Metal trade

VE AHB Metallurgiehandel GmbH was a so-called plan foreign trade company (AHB) of the GDR and as such was subordinate to the Ministry of Foreign Trade . Contacts abroad or at trade fairs were not made by the manufacturing companies, but by the foreign trade companies. Since 1983, VE AHB Metallurgiehandel has received state requirements from the Commercial Coordination (KoKo) department to generate unplanned currency income from the non-socialist economic area (NSW). The turnover was up to 32 billion East Marks . At times over 500 million currency values ​​were generated per year.

The IHZ was the seat of the AHB Metallurgiehandel.

Company details

It was founded on January 1, 1969. The company was based in the International Trade Center on Friedrichstrasse . Another head office was in Brunnenstrasse 188–190. The company was registered in the commercial register AG Berlin-Charlottenburg under HRB 35204.

An exact allocation of the VE AHB Metallurgiehandel to the KoKo area is not possible according to the current file situation. However, the coordination trade department of VE AHB Metallurgiehandel was subordinate to the KoKo division (companies department) and worked largely independently.

The last general director was Peter Welzel, who had led the company since 1984 and before that was deputy general director. Before that, Georg Süptitz headed it. Günther Severin was general director from 1970 to 1972 .

Contracts were mostly concluded with publicity at the Leipziger Messe . Here in 1978 by the then General Director Georg Süptitz, front right.

purpose

In the GDR, the company played the important role of buying raw materials, especially for steel production, and marketing the products of the heavy machinery industry. Despite the scarcity of raw materials, there were numerous combines that had a high demand for ores and steel. The company supplied u. a. EKO Stahl , Sket , Kombinat Schiffbau , but also the Palace of the Republic .

Holdings

Most recently the company held u. a. the following investments:

  • Zentral-Kommerz Gesellschaft für internationale Handel mbH 20% (1962–1977)
  • Intrac Handelsgesellschaft mbH as of December 31, 1989: 4.9%
  • Deutsche Handelsbank 14.06%
  • as GDR trustee of the mixed companies:
    • Eumit SPA, Turin 30.6%
    • Union Europeenne Metallurgique SA, Brussels (Euro-Union SA) 50%
    • Charlemetal SA, Brussels 50%
    • Trafer SA, Brussels 50%
    • Euro-Union-Metal France SA, Paris 50%

Business relationships with West German companies

VEB Metallurgiehandel maintained business relationships within the framework of domestic German trade

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AHB . In: DDR-Lexikon , accessed on February 24, 2016
  2. ^ Der Spiegel, December 1, 1997, Post from Egon: Aktion Beschiß Ost
  3. ↑ The reins in one hand. Metallurgy trade in the GDR has been responsible for production and supply tasks since January 1st . In: New Time. Thursday April 17, 1969, Volume 25, Issue 89, Page 5.
  4. ^ Website of the Bundestag. February 24, 2016, accessed February 24, 2016 .
  5. ↑ BURSTING Because Walter Ulbricht dreamed of a parade ground, Erich could dance in the palace with his Margot waltz . Berliner Kurier, October 15, 2015
  6. ↑ Printed matter 12/3920 German Bundestag - 12th electoral term - Second partial report with a description of the companies belonging to the area of ​​commercial coordination 1992 (PDF; 5.9 MB)