British Celanese Ltd
Other Business Names:
- British Cellulose & Chemical Manufacturing Co Ltd
- Dreyfus, Henri & Camille
- Vickers Ltd
- Pinchin Johnson (Paints) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Spondon, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Basic chemicals production
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Chemical production
Man made & artificial fibre production
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Chemical production
Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
Notes:
Traced origins to British Cellulose & Chemical Manufacturing Co Ltd established in 1916 at Spondon by Dreyfus brothers of Switzerland, with backing of Vickers Ltd and Pinchin Johnson (Paints) Ltd. Made cellulose acetate for production of dope for painting on aircraft skins. 1921 began production of acetate yarn for artificial silk and 1923 renamed British Celanese Ltd. 1957 acquired by Coutaulds Ltd
Publications:
- 'Artificial textile industry' in H A Silverman (ed), Studies in Industrial Organisation by Silverman, H A
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 2. Rayon by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 3. Crisis and change, 1940-1965 by Coleman, Donald C
- Spondon's Power Stations. A century of change and innovation, 1917 to 2017 by Heath, Peter, & Alan Hunt with Anita Hayes & Ruth Hooper (eds)
- 'War demand and industrial production. The 'Dope Scandal', 1915-1919' in J M Winter (ed), War and Economic Development. Essays in memory of David Joslin by Coleman, Donald C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- British Cellulose & Chemical Manufacturing Co Ltd
- Dreyfus, Henri & Camille
- Vickers Ltd
- Pinchin Johnson (Paints) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Spondon, Derbyshire, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Basic chemicals production
- Chemical production Man made & artificial fibre production
- Chemical production Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
Notes:
Traced origins to British Cellulose & Chemical Manufacturing Co Ltd established in 1916 at Spondon by Dreyfus brothers of Switzerland, with backing of Vickers Ltd and Pinchin Johnson (Paints) Ltd. Made cellulose acetate for production of dope for painting on aircraft skins. 1921 began production of acetate yarn for artificial silk and 1923 renamed British Celanese Ltd. 1957 acquired by Coutaulds LtdPublications:
- 'Artificial textile industry' in H A Silverman (ed), Studies in Industrial Organisation by Silverman, H A
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 2. Rayon by Coleman, Donald C
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 3. Crisis and change, 1940-1965 by Coleman, Donald C
- Spondon's Power Stations. A century of change and innovation, 1917 to 2017 by Heath, Peter, & Alan Hunt with Anita Hayes & Ruth Hooper (eds)
- 'War demand and industrial production. The 'Dope Scandal', 1915-1919' in J M Winter (ed), War and Economic Development. Essays in memory of David Joslin by Coleman, Donald C