Orenstein & Koppel controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1935
Nazi-era Aryanisation and expropriation
During Nazi rule, shares held by the Orenstein family were forcibly sold under the regime's Aryanisation policy. The company was placed under trust administration, and its factories were brought under state control. This was a historical persecution and expropriation episode rather than a modern corporate scandal.