Main Companies Controlled By Ivar Kreuger, C.1930
It should be kept in mind that Kreuger controlled around 400 companies, therefore the following list is highly selective.
- Kreuger & Toll AB. Holding company for most corporations Kreuger controlled. (Notable exceptions include Diamond Match Company, of which he owned almost half the outstanding shares, Ohio Match Company and I.G. Farben.)
- Svenska Tändsticks Aktiebolaget-STAB
- International Match Corporation, USA. Holding company for countries outside Europe. Founded in 1923.
- Diamond Match, USA
- Ohio Match, USA
- Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags AB
- Svenska kullagerfabriken (Ball bearing company)
- LKAB (Mining company)
- Bolidens Gruv AB (Mining company, mainly gold.)
- Hufvudstaden AB (Real estate company. Main interests in Stockholm City. Founded by Ivar Kreuger 1915.)
- Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson
- SCA (Cellulose industry.)
- Högbroforsens Industri AB (Cellulose industry.)
- Sirus A/G
- Szikra Ungar. Zundholzfabriken
- Alsing Trading C:o, England
- SF (Movie industry.)
- Skandinaviska Kreditaktiebolaget
- Stockholms Inteckningsgaranti AB
- Trafik AB Grängesberg-Oxelösund (Railroad company.)
- Deutsche Bank
- Union de Banques à Paris
- Banque de Suède et de Paris
- Hollandsche Koopmansbank
- Aktienbauverein Passage
- AG für Hausbesitz
- Bank Amerykański w Polsce, Poland
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