Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1948
Dispute over alleged IG Farben ownership and control
American authorities alleged that I.G. Chemie was a front or camouflage structure for I.G. Farben. Interhandel's recovery action became one of the longest-running postwar disputes involving German ownership and foreign assets.
1948
Swiss banking-records conflict in American litigation
The litigation was complicated by Swiss restrictions on transmitting banking records. The inability to provide documents requested by the American court contributed to dismissal of the company's recovery action.
1942
Wartime seizure of IG Chemie-related American assets
The United States treated assets associated with I.G. Chemie as connected to an enemy corporation and seized General Aniline & Film and other property during the Second World War. The action reflected allegations that I.G. Chemie helped conceal or preserve I.G. Farben's overseas ownership.