R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Dr. Rudolf Meyer (†)
(formerly: WASAG Chemie AG, Essen, Germany)
Josef Köhler
Fronweg 1
A-4784 Schardenberg
Dr.-Ing. Axel Homburg
c/o Dynamit Nobel GmbH
Kaiserstr. 1
D-53839 Troisdorf
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