Nickelhütte Aue

Nickelhütte Aue GmbH
Limited liability company
(Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung)
Industry Metallurgy
Founded 1635 as paintmill,
Name changed to Nickelhütte at the start of the 20th century
Headquarters Aue (Sachsen), Germany
Key people
Managing Partner:
Volker Carluss (since August 2008), Gert Windisch
Number of employees
about 400
Website www.nickelhuette-aue.de/

The Nickelhütte Aue is a modern manufacturing site in East Germany for pure non-ferrous metals like nickel, copper, cobalt, molybdenum, vanadium and tungsten. It is descended from the historic Niederpfannenstiel Blue Colour Works (German: Blaufarbenwerk Niederpfannenstiel), a paintworks that was founded in 1635 by Veit Hans Schnorr in Pfannenstiel near Aue.

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Coordinates: 50°21′03″N 12°25′49″E / 50.350806°N 12.430215°E / 50.350806; 12.430215


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