Foseco Minsep Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Foundry Services Ltd
- Foseco Ltd
- Mineral Separations Ltd
- Burmah Castrol Plc
- Cookson Group Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
Notes:
Traces origins to 1932 when established as Foundry Services Ltd to supply flux and other chemical products to brass and bronze foundries. Expanded to serve foundry industry generally and name subsequently abbreviated to Foseco Ltd. 1964 floated. 1969 merged with Mineral Separations Ltd to form Foseco Minsep Ltd. 1990 acquired by Burmah Castrol Plc and subsequently sold to private equity investors before being relaunched on Stock Exchange in 2005. 2008 acquired by Cookson Group Plc
Publications:
- Fifty Years of Development in Materials Technology by Atterton, David
- Foseco, 1932-1957 by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Foundry Services Ltd
- Foseco Ltd
- Mineral Separations Ltd
- Burmah Castrol Plc
- Cookson Group Plc
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
Notes:
Traces origins to 1932 when established as Foundry Services Ltd to supply flux and other chemical products to brass and bronze foundries. Expanded to serve foundry industry generally and name subsequently abbreviated to Foseco Ltd. 1964 floated. 1969 merged with Mineral Separations Ltd to form Foseco Minsep Ltd. 1990 acquired by Burmah Castrol Plc and subsequently sold to private equity investors before being relaunched on Stock Exchange in 2005. 2008 acquired by Cookson Group PlcPublications:
- Fifty Years of Development in Materials Technology by Atterton, David
- Foseco, 1932-1957 by Unknown