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Local court in Krefeld – commercial register

The local court in Krefeld maintains the commercial register for the Krefeld region. Krefeld combines a large chemical park, including Bayer CropScience and Lanxess, with stainless steel production by Outokumpu Nirosta. It is also home to Siempelkamp (plant engineering) and Mitsubishi HiTec Paper, alongside a long tradition of silk and velvet production.

Krefeld as a business location

Krefeld is home to one of North Rhine-Westphalia’s largest chemical parks, the Currenta complex with Lanxess, Bayer CropScience, Solenis and Cabb, employing tens of thousands of people. Outokumpu Nirosta produces stainless steel in one of Europe’s most modern rolling mills; Siempelkamp is one of the world’s leading plant and press manufacturers. Mitsubishi HiTec Paper (thermal paper) also makes Krefeld a centre of Japanese-German industrial cooperation. Its silk and velvet tradition lives on in specialised medium-sized businesses.

Address & contact

Local court in Krefeld, commercial register
Nordwall 131, 47798 Krefeld
Telephone: 02151 847-0

Opening and consultation hours

Monday to Friday: 08:00–15:30 (counter and public service desk); consultations by prior appointment.

Jurisdiction

The local court in Krefeld maintains commercial register A (HRA) for sole traders, general partnerships (OHG) and limited partnerships (KG), and commercial register B (HRB) for limited liability companies (GmbH), stock corporations (AG) and European companies (SE). Its chemical and stainless steel industries and traditional silk and velvet production make the city an important registration location. Its HRB includes Bayer CropScience subsidiaries, Lanxess, Outokumpu Nirosta and Siempelkamp, with more than 140 years of registration history.

How does ordering work?

Enter the company name or registration number (HRA/HRB) of the company in Krefeld in our online form. Our staff retrieve the extract directly from the local court in Krefeld and email the document to you as a PDF. Officially certified copies and apostilles are sent by post.

Common uses in Krefeld

• Credit checks on chemical park businesses and crop protection specialists
• Evidence for contracts with stainless steel and rolling mill suppliers
• Documents for speciality paper and plant engineering exports
• Apostilles for Japanese-German cooperation (Mitsubishi legacy)

Processing time

PDF extracts: usually within 1–15 minutes after acceptance of the complete order during our service hours (Monday–Friday 09:00–18:00, Saturday 09:00–15:00, German local time). Outside these hours, processing starts in the next service period. Without a valid request for early performance, processing starts no earlier than the end of the withdrawal period. We confirm the processing start when accepting your order. Official certification: usually 2–4 weeks; apostilles: usually 6 weeks, in each case after acceptance of the complete documents. Postal transit time is additional. Legalisation: processing time on request. Availability and processing by public authorities may delay delivery; these are estimates, not guaranteed deadlines.