The history of ÖGUSSA is shaped by empirical knowledge, technical development, innovation and success.
These four pillars offer security both for our customers and for us as a company. For our customers they represent the certainty of working with a competent, enduring and reliable partner. For us they represent the assurance that we can overcome the challenges of the present and the future with dedication and innovation.
1862
Founding of Markowitsch & Scheid jewellery makers in Vienna
1873
Founding of Degussa in Frankfurt
1877
Founding of Louis Rössler, precious metal trading and purchasing
1923
Degussa AG acquires a share of Louis Rössler
1962
Scheid and Rössler merge to form Ögussa
1990
Degussa acquires 100% of Ögussa
2003
Degussa precious metals become a part of Umicore Brussels
