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In 1960 the KSB-Stiftung (KSB Foundation) was set up with stated aims of encouraging research in the natural sciences and supporting education in technology, natural science and economics. Otto Klein-KĂĽhborth transferred a qualified majority holding of the company's share capital to the KSB-Stiftung
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with two Asian companies. The German-Japanese cooperation
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In 2003 KSB took over Dutch pump supplier DP industries B.V., producer of pumps made of deep-drawn stainless sheet steel for building services and industrial applications. In the same year, KSB acquired a majority interest in Bombas ITUR, S.A. of
Zarautz, Spain, with sales in industry, building
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The best developed sales market for these products is Europe, where KSB operates its main manufacturing facilities in
Germany and France. KSB AG’s main plant in Frankenthal is its largest in Europe, ahead of the production sites in Pegnitz (Bavaria) and Halle (Saxony-Anhalt) in Germany, and La
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energy and construction/building services sectors, transport equipment manufacturers and operators (e.g. ships, rail vehicles), water and waste water utilities, and mining companies. Once again in 2015, the top-selling markets for their products were the industrial and energy supply sectors.
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1990 KSB consolidated the eastern German
Hallesche Pumpenwerke GmbH as part of the overall AG. The joint venture KSB Shanghai Pumps Co. Ltd. was founded in 1994. MIL Controls Ltd., Mala (Kerala), India, producer of ANSI valves and control valves, was acquired years later.
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