ys ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 5 0 ▁employees ▁world wide , ▁including ▁customer ▁service ▁cent ers ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁India , ▁ ▁Russia , ▁and ▁the ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁region . ▁ ▁K HD ▁H umb old t ▁Wed ag ▁International ▁AG ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁Hermann ▁Sie vers , ▁W im mar ▁Bre uer ▁and ▁Martin ▁Ne uer burg ▁formed ▁a ▁general ▁partners hip , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Mas ch inen fab rik ▁von ▁Sie vers ▁& ▁Co ▁H umb old t ▁Wed ag ▁AG , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁was ▁formerly ▁the ▁industrial ▁plant ▁arm ▁of ▁De utz ▁AG . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁the ▁company ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Mas ch inen bau ▁An st alt ▁H umb old t ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁German ▁Scient ist ▁Alexander ▁von ▁H umb old t . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Peter ▁Kl ö ck ner , ▁the ▁company ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁co oper ative ▁agreement ▁with ▁Mot oren fab rik ▁De utz ▁AG ▁which ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁H umb old t - De utz - M ot oren ▁AG . ▁Peter ▁Kl ö ck ner ▁secured ▁approximately ▁ 7 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁H umb old t - De utz - M ot oren ▁AG ▁and ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁bind ▁the ▁company ▁firm