ICI Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Brunner Mond & Co Ltd
- Nobel's Explosives Ltd
- United Alkali Co Ltd
- British Dyestuffs Corp Ltd
- British Nylon Spinners Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Billingham, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, North East, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, North West, England
- Witton, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Agro & veterinary chemicals production
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Mechanical engineering
Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
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Chemical production
Basic chemicals production
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Chemical production
Dyes & pigments production
-
Chemical production
Explosives & fuses production
-
Chemical production
Fertiliser production inc guano
-
Chemical production
Man made & artificial fibre production
-
Chemical production
Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
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Chemical production
Pharmaceutical production & research
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Chemical production
Plastic production
Notes:
Formed in 1926 as Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd through the merger of Brunner Mond & Co Ltd, Nobel's Explosives Ltd, United Alkali Co Ltd and British Dyestuffs Corp Ltd. Then made, inter alia, explosives, dyestuffs, fertilisers, insecticides and paints as well as basic chemicals. Major sites at Runcorn, Witton and Billingham. Developed into new areas such as pharmaceuticals, plastics, man made fibres [British Nylon Spinners Ltd]. Demerged pharmaceuticals business into Zeneca Plc in 1993 and disposed of basic chemical interests to Ineos Group in 2001. 2008, when largely a paints and speciality chemicals manufacturer, acquired by Akzo Nobel. For many years UK's largest manufacturing business
Publications:
- 58 years of Chemical Research by Unknown
- An Industrial Cocktail by Haslam, Bob
- Britain for Sale. British companies in foreign hands. The hidden threat to the economy by Brummer, Alex
- British cotton textile industry since World War II. The search for a strategy by Blackburn, John A
- Case Histories of General Chemicals Division's Products, No 1. Titanium by Dickinson, R
- Case Histories of General Chemicals Division's Products, No 2. Chlorinated ethyene solvents and hexachloroethane by Dickinson, R
- Case Histories of General Chemicals Division's Products, No 3. Methyle Melhacrylate by Dickinson, R
- Case Histories of General Chemicals Division's Products, No 4. Chlorinated rubber - 'Alloprene' by Dickinson, R
- Catalogue of Mond Division's Archives by Dickinson, R
- Chemical Industry and 'Challenge to Britain' by Unknown
- 'Chemical industry' in N K Buxton & D H Aldcroft (eds), British Industry between the Wars. Instability and industrial development, 1919-1939 by Reader, William J
- 'Chemicals. The birth, growth and break up of a national champion'' in G Owen, From Empire to Europe. The decline and revival of British industry since the Second World War by Owen, Geoffrey
- Co-partnership Re-examined by Wallace, William
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 3. Crisis and change, 1940-1965 by Coleman, Donald C
- Crescent over Cathay. China and ICI, 1898-1956 by Brodie, Patrick
- Dye Makers of Great Britain, 1856-1976. A history of chemists, companies, products and changes by Fox, Maurice R
- Emergence and development of the South Wales's military-industrial complex, c1930s-1950s by Pincombe, Ian M
- Employees Share Scheme by Unknown
- 'Enterprise and intelligence. The early company library in context' in A Black et al (eds), The Early Information Society. Information management in Britain before the computer by Black, Alistair
- Failings and achievements. Some British businesses, 1910-80 by Coleman, Donald C
- Fifty Years of Enterprise and Endeavour by Unknown
- Financial institutions and corporate strategy. David Alliance and the transformation of British textiles, c1950-c1990 by Higgins, David, & Steven Toms
- Formula for Murder. The ICI mystery by Bevan, R Mark
- Getting it Together by Harvey-Jones, John
- 'Government industry relations on the British chemical industry' in M Chick (ed), Governments, Industries and Markets. Aspects of government-industry relations in the UK, Japan, West Germany and the USA since 1945 by Grant, Wyn P
- Greatest Name in British Chemicals by Unknown
- Growth of Occupational Welfare in Britain. Evolution and harmonization of modern personnel practice by Russell, Alice
- History of Imperial Chemical Industries, 1926-1939 by Bunbury, H M
- History of Research in the Nobel Division of ICI by Miles, Frank D
- ICI. A brief history and guide to the archives by Mitchell, Karen J
- ICI Archive in the North East by Wheeler, John
- ICI at Fifty by Sherwood, Martin (ed)
- ICI in Focus by Unknown
- 'ICI' in R Nelson with D Clutterbuck (eds), Turnaround. How twenty well known companies came back from the brink by Nelson, Rebecca
- 'ICI Organics Division' in M R Fox, Dye Makers by Fox, Maurice R
- ICI. The company that changed our lives by Kennedy, Carol
- ICI. The parent company and its interests in the UK by Unknown
- 'ICI's struggle for world power' in G Turner, Business in Britain by Turner, Graham
- IG Farben and ICI, 1925-53. Strategies for growth and survival by Coleman, Kim
- IG Farbenindustrie AG and Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Strategies for growth and survival, 1925-1953 by Coleman, Kim
- Imperial Chemical Industries. A history. Volume 1. The forerunners, 1870-1926 by Reader, William J
- Imperial Chemical Industries. A history. Volume 2. The first quarter century, 1926-1952 by Reader, William J
- 'Imperial Chemical Industries and the state, 1926-1945' in B Supple (ed), Essays in British Business History. The development of the firm by Reader, William J
- Imperial Chemical Industries. Compiled from a survey by The Times, May 30th 1961 by Unknown
- Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. A history of each company and a list of their products by Unknown
- Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. A short account of the activities of the company by Unknown
- Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. One of the biggest trusts in Britain with world ramifications by Fox, W E
- In Memory of Alfred, Baron Melchett of Landford,1868-1930 by Unknown
- In Search of Colour by Unknown
- Informal social control of business in Britain, 1880-1939 by Boswell, Jonathan S
- 'International dyestuffs cartel, 1927-39; with special reference to the developing areas of Europe and Japan' in A Kudo & T Hara (eds), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 18, 1991. International cartels in business history by Schroter, Harm G
- Large Scale Organisation. A first hand account of the day to day organisation and management of large industrial undertakings and public services by Milward, G E (ed)
- Magadi. The story of the Magadi Soda Company by Hill, Mervyn F
- Making it Happen. Reflections on leadership by Harvey-Jones, John
- Managerial innovation and the rise of the large scale company in interwar Britain by Hannah, Leslie
- 'Merchants or manufacturers? British methods in foreign trade, 1870-1939' in S Yonekawa & H Yoshihara (eds), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 13, 1987. Business history of general trading companies by Reader, William J
- 'Modernizing industrial organic chemistry. Great Britain between two world wars' in A S Travis et al (eds), Determinants in the Evolution of the European Chemical Industry, 1900-1939 by Travis, Anthony S
- Mond Legacy. A family saga by Goodman, Jean
- New Research Laboratories of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd, Dyestuffs Group, Blackley, Manchester, opened 11th January 1938 by Unknown
- 'Personality, strategy and structure. Some consequences of strong minds' in L Hannah (ed), Management Strategy and Business Development by Reader, William J
- Polythene Came from Cheshire. The discovery, early development and production of the high pressure process, 1933-1971 by Ellis, E Raymond
- Polythene Story by Bebbington, Frank
- Proprietors and managers. Structure and technique in large British enterprises, 1890 to 1939 by Quail, John M
- Recording an empire. An accounting history of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd, 1926-1976 by Pearcy, Jeff
- 'Siege of Courtaulds' in W Davis, Merger Mania by Davis, William
- Sino British Relations during 1910-30. A case study of British business in Hankow by Chang, N J
- Studies in Innovation in the Steel and Chemical Industries by Allen, James A
- Summerfield by Nicholson, Hugh (ed)
- 'Systematic management and welfare in the chemicals industry' in R Fitzgerald, British Labour Management and Industrial Welfare, 1846-1939 by Fitzgerald, Robert
- The Alchemists. The INEOS story. An industrial giant comes of age by Ratcliffe, Jim, & Ursula Heath
- The Awakening Giant. Continuity and change in Imperial Chemical Industries by Pettigrew, Andrew M
- 'The fleet commander. Sir John Harvey-Jones' in W Goldsmith & B Richards, The New Elite. The secrets of Britain's top chief executives' success by Goldsmith, Walter, & Berry Richards
- This is our Concern. Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd by Unknown
- Under Five Flags. The story of Kynoch Works, Witton, Birmingham, 1862-1962 by Unknown
- 'When the bubble bursts' in M Blakstad, The Risk Business. Industry and the designers by Blakstad, Michael
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Brunner Mond & Co Ltd
- Nobel's Explosives Ltd
- United Alkali Co Ltd
- British Dyestuffs Corp Ltd
- British Nylon Spinners Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Billingham, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, North East, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Runcorn, Halton, Cheshire, North West, England
- Witton, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Agro & veterinary chemicals production
- Mechanical engineering Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
- Chemical production Basic chemicals production
- Chemical production Dyes & pigments production
- Chemical production Explosives & fuses production
- Chemical production Fertiliser production inc guano
- Chemical production Man made & artificial fibre production
- Chemical production Paint, varnish, mastic, glue, resin, white lead, etc, production
- Chemical production Pharmaceutical production & research
- Chemical production Plastic production
Notes:
Formed in 1926 as Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd through the merger of Brunner Mond & Co Ltd, Nobel's Explosives Ltd, United Alkali Co Ltd and British Dyestuffs Corp Ltd. Then made, inter alia, explosives, dyestuffs, fertilisers, insecticides and paints as well as basic chemicals. Major sites at Runcorn, Witton and Billingham. Developed into new areas such as pharmaceuticals, plastics, man made fibres [British Nylon Spinners Ltd]. Demerged pharmaceuticals business into Zeneca Plc in 1993 and disposed of basic chemical interests to Ineos Group in 2001. 2008, when largely a paints and speciality chemicals manufacturer, acquired by Akzo Nobel. For many years UK's largest manufacturing businessPublications:
- 58 years of Chemical Research by Unknown
- An Industrial Cocktail by Haslam, Bob
- Britain for Sale. British companies in foreign hands. The hidden threat to the economy by Brummer, Alex
- British cotton textile industry since World War II. The search for a strategy by Blackburn, John A
- Case Histories of General Chemicals Division's Products, No 1. Titanium by Dickinson, R
- Case Histories of General Chemicals Division's Products, No 2. Chlorinated ethyene solvents and hexachloroethane by Dickinson, R
- Case Histories of General Chemicals Division's Products, No 3. Methyle Melhacrylate by Dickinson, R
- Case Histories of General Chemicals Division's Products, No 4. Chlorinated rubber - 'Alloprene' by Dickinson, R
- Catalogue of Mond Division's Archives by Dickinson, R
- Chemical Industry and 'Challenge to Britain' by Unknown
- 'Chemical industry' in N K Buxton & D H Aldcroft (eds), British Industry between the Wars. Instability and industrial development, 1919-1939 by Reader, William J
- 'Chemicals. The birth, growth and break up of a national champion'' in G Owen, From Empire to Europe. The decline and revival of British industry since the Second World War by Owen, Geoffrey
- Co-partnership Re-examined by Wallace, William
- Courtaulds. An economic and social history. Volume 3. Crisis and change, 1940-1965 by Coleman, Donald C
- Crescent over Cathay. China and ICI, 1898-1956 by Brodie, Patrick
- Dye Makers of Great Britain, 1856-1976. A history of chemists, companies, products and changes by Fox, Maurice R
- Emergence and development of the South Wales's military-industrial complex, c1930s-1950s by Pincombe, Ian M
- Employees Share Scheme by Unknown
- 'Enterprise and intelligence. The early company library in context' in A Black et al (eds), The Early Information Society. Information management in Britain before the computer by Black, Alistair
- Failings and achievements. Some British businesses, 1910-80 by Coleman, Donald C
- Fifty Years of Enterprise and Endeavour by Unknown
- Financial institutions and corporate strategy. David Alliance and the transformation of British textiles, c1950-c1990 by Higgins, David, & Steven Toms
- Formula for Murder. The ICI mystery by Bevan, R Mark
- Getting it Together by Harvey-Jones, John
- 'Government industry relations on the British chemical industry' in M Chick (ed), Governments, Industries and Markets. Aspects of government-industry relations in the UK, Japan, West Germany and the USA since 1945 by Grant, Wyn P
- Greatest Name in British Chemicals by Unknown
- Growth of Occupational Welfare in Britain. Evolution and harmonization of modern personnel practice by Russell, Alice
- History of Imperial Chemical Industries, 1926-1939 by Bunbury, H M
- History of Research in the Nobel Division of ICI by Miles, Frank D
- ICI. A brief history and guide to the archives by Mitchell, Karen J
- ICI Archive in the North East by Wheeler, John
- ICI at Fifty by Sherwood, Martin (ed)
- ICI in Focus by Unknown
- 'ICI' in R Nelson with D Clutterbuck (eds), Turnaround. How twenty well known companies came back from the brink by Nelson, Rebecca
- 'ICI Organics Division' in M R Fox, Dye Makers by Fox, Maurice R
- ICI. The company that changed our lives by Kennedy, Carol
- ICI. The parent company and its interests in the UK by Unknown
- 'ICI's struggle for world power' in G Turner, Business in Britain by Turner, Graham
- IG Farben and ICI, 1925-53. Strategies for growth and survival by Coleman, Kim
- IG Farbenindustrie AG and Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. Strategies for growth and survival, 1925-1953 by Coleman, Kim
- Imperial Chemical Industries. A history. Volume 1. The forerunners, 1870-1926 by Reader, William J
- Imperial Chemical Industries. A history. Volume 2. The first quarter century, 1926-1952 by Reader, William J
- 'Imperial Chemical Industries and the state, 1926-1945' in B Supple (ed), Essays in British Business History. The development of the firm by Reader, William J
- Imperial Chemical Industries. Compiled from a survey by The Times, May 30th 1961 by Unknown
- Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. A history of each company and a list of their products by Unknown
- Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. A short account of the activities of the company by Unknown
- Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. One of the biggest trusts in Britain with world ramifications by Fox, W E
- In Memory of Alfred, Baron Melchett of Landford,1868-1930 by Unknown
- In Search of Colour by Unknown
- Informal social control of business in Britain, 1880-1939 by Boswell, Jonathan S
- 'International dyestuffs cartel, 1927-39; with special reference to the developing areas of Europe and Japan' in A Kudo & T Hara (eds), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 18, 1991. International cartels in business history by Schroter, Harm G
- Large Scale Organisation. A first hand account of the day to day organisation and management of large industrial undertakings and public services by Milward, G E (ed)
- Magadi. The story of the Magadi Soda Company by Hill, Mervyn F
- Making it Happen. Reflections on leadership by Harvey-Jones, John
- Managerial innovation and the rise of the large scale company in interwar Britain by Hannah, Leslie
- 'Merchants or manufacturers? British methods in foreign trade, 1870-1939' in S Yonekawa & H Yoshihara (eds), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 13, 1987. Business history of general trading companies by Reader, William J
- 'Modernizing industrial organic chemistry. Great Britain between two world wars' in A S Travis et al (eds), Determinants in the Evolution of the European Chemical Industry, 1900-1939 by Travis, Anthony S
- Mond Legacy. A family saga by Goodman, Jean
- New Research Laboratories of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd, Dyestuffs Group, Blackley, Manchester, opened 11th January 1938 by Unknown
- 'Personality, strategy and structure. Some consequences of strong minds' in L Hannah (ed), Management Strategy and Business Development by Reader, William J
- Polythene Came from Cheshire. The discovery, early development and production of the high pressure process, 1933-1971 by Ellis, E Raymond
- Polythene Story by Bebbington, Frank
- Proprietors and managers. Structure and technique in large British enterprises, 1890 to 1939 by Quail, John M
- Recording an empire. An accounting history of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd, 1926-1976 by Pearcy, Jeff
- 'Siege of Courtaulds' in W Davis, Merger Mania by Davis, William
- Sino British Relations during 1910-30. A case study of British business in Hankow by Chang, N J
- Studies in Innovation in the Steel and Chemical Industries by Allen, James A
- Summerfield by Nicholson, Hugh (ed)
- 'Systematic management and welfare in the chemicals industry' in R Fitzgerald, British Labour Management and Industrial Welfare, 1846-1939 by Fitzgerald, Robert
- The Alchemists. The INEOS story. An industrial giant comes of age by Ratcliffe, Jim, & Ursula Heath
- The Awakening Giant. Continuity and change in Imperial Chemical Industries by Pettigrew, Andrew M
- 'The fleet commander. Sir John Harvey-Jones' in W Goldsmith & B Richards, The New Elite. The secrets of Britain's top chief executives' success by Goldsmith, Walter, & Berry Richards
- This is our Concern. Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd by Unknown
- Under Five Flags. The story of Kynoch Works, Witton, Birmingham, 1862-1962 by Unknown
- 'When the bubble bursts' in M Blakstad, The Risk Business. Industry and the designers by Blakstad, Michael