As early as 1911 Krupp had concluded a syndicate agreement with Westfälische Drahtindustrie in Hamm (Westphalian wire industry) and in 1915 acquried all the shares in the Schlesische Nickelwerke mining company near Frankenstein (Silesia). In 1919 Krupp acquires a majority stake in the sheet rolling mill Capito & Klein AG, Benrath (transfer agreement 1938). In 1921 Fried. Krupp AG concludes operating and syndicate agreements with the mining companies Ver. Helene and Amalie in Essen (acquired 1927) and Ver. Constantin der Große in Bochum (majority shareholding 1927). In 1927 Krupp acquires a majority stake in Norddeutsche Hütte AG in Bremen, and in 1929 in Harburger Eisen- und Bronzewerke AG. Krupp is also a major partner in the establishment of Badische Wolframerzgesellschaft mbH in Söllingen in 1928.
