ENDE More than 40 years of economic history Homepage Key figures Annual reports ANNUAL REPORTS More than 40 years of economic history From the start, this family-owned company's nearly 120 years of history have been closely tied to the overall economic development of its core markets and sector-specific business trends in the chemical and machine building industries. A review of its business reports, archived starting in 1966 and running through the present, and the sketches of the economic environment in which the company was working (composed by Dr. Jörg Lesczenski, historian) reveals the economic cycles, growing global interdependence of the national economies and the growth of new boom regions that presented increasing challenges in the last third of the twentieth century for Messer Griesheim GmbH, founded in 1965, and which still significantly shape the development of the Messer Group today. It is against this background of general economic conditions that the distinctive characteristics of the Messer story become clear: a parallel thread of exciting insights into the company's strategic decisions to take advantage of market opportunities in a fast-changing world economy since the late 1960s, as well as in the overly hasty expansion strategies that in the 1990s led Messer to the edge of ruin. A view is also given on the determination and ultimately successful effort by portions of the founding family to return the entire corporate group to the family's possession in 2004, and to assert themselves as an owner-operated company within a globalised economy. For today's management team at Messer Group GmbH, learning from the past means first and foremost preserving the corporate culture of a family-owned company for the long term, remaining financially independent and relying on long-term strategy to promote development of the corporate group. You are welcome to use our historical example for your own purposes. Please simple always cite the Messer Group GmbH as the editor and Dr. Jörg Lesczenski as the author. THE DECADE 2020 - 2029 The year 2020 THE DECADE 2010 - 2019 The year 2019 The year 2018 The year 2017 The year 2016 The year 2015 The year 2014 The year 2013 The year 2012 The year 2011 The year 2010 THE DECADE 2000 - 2009 The year 2009 The year 2008 The year 2007 The year 2006 The year 2005 The year 2004 The year 2003 The year 2002 The year 2001 The year 2000 THE DECADE 1990 - 1999 The year 1999 The year 1998 The year 1997 The year 1996 The year 1995 The year 1994 The year 1993 The year 1992 The year 1991 The year 1990 THE DECADE 1980 - 1989 The year 1989 The year 1988 The year 1987 The year 1986 The year 1985 The year 1984 The year 1983 The year 1982 The year 1981 The year 1980 THE DECADE 1970 - 1979 The year 1979 The year 1978 The year 1977 The year 1976 The year 1975 The year 1974 The year 1973 The year 1972 The year 1971 The year 1970 THE DECADE 1964 - 1969 The year 1969 The year 1968 The year 1967 The year 1966 The year 1965 The year 1964 Annual report About Messer HOME NEWSROOM SITEMAP CONTACT IMPRINT COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT DISCLAIMER DATA PROTECTION STATEMENT PRIVACY NOTICE TOS GASES FOR LIFE.DE MOVIES BY MESSER You haven't declared your privacy consent Set your consent