Knauf

Summary

Knauf is a business^[1]. Knauf ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (571 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Knauf was a member of GdW Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen^[3].
• Knauf was a member of Afrika-Verein^[4].
• Knauf was a member of Die Familienunternehmer^[5].
• Knauf was a member of Nah- und Mittelost-Verein^[6].
• Knauf was a member of Ostausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft^[7].
• Knauf was a member of Verband der Chemischen Industrie^[8].
• Knauf is in the country of Germany^[9].
• Knauf is in the country of FI^[10].
• Knauf's instance of is recorded as business^[11].
• Knauf's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[12].
• Knauf's headquarters location is recorded as Iphofen^[13].
• Knauf's child organization or unit is recorded as USG Corporation^[14].
• Knauf's child organization or unit is recorded as Knauf^[15].
• Knauf's Commons category is recorded as Knauf Group^[16].
• January 1, 1932 marks the founding of Knauf^[17].
• 1993-03-24 marks the founding of Knauf^[18].
• Knauf's location of formation is recorded as Iphofen^[19].
• Knauf's official website is recorded as http://www.knauf.com^[20].
• Knauf's product or material produced is recorded as building material^[21].
• Knauf's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+23000'}^[22].
• Knauf's legal form is recorded as Kommanditgesellschaft^[23].
• Knauf's legal form is recorded as DKUW^[24].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 743700F8L083SZ1L9179^[25]

• Registered legal name: Knauf Oy^[26]

• Legal jurisdiction: FI^[27]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[28]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): DKUW^[29]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[30]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[31]

• Entity created: 1993-03-24^[32]

• LEI first registered: 2015-03-10^[33]

• LEI last updated: 2026-01-16^[34]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-03-01^[35]

• Managing LOU: 529900F6BNUR3RJ2WH29^[36]

• Registration authority: RA000188^[37]

• Authority entity ID: 0921271-2^[38]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[39]

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Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1932^[17] and 1993-03-24^[18]. Knauf's location of formation is recorded as Iphofen^[19].

Operations

Knauf's headquarters location is recorded as Iphofen^[13]. Subsidiaries include USG Corporation^[14], a business^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1901^[42], headquartered in Chicago^[43] and Knauf^[15], a legal person^[44], in Latvia^[45], founded in 1994^[46], headquartered in Saurieši^[47].

Ownership

Knauf's product or material produced is recorded as building material^[21].

Why It Matters

Knauf ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (571 views/month).^[2] Knauf has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Knauf is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]