British American Tobacco Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Imperial Tobacco Co (Great Britain & Ireland) Ltd
- American Tobacco Co
- Duke, J B
- BAT Industries Ltd
- Argos
- Eagle Star
- Wiggins Teape
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- China
- India
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- United States
Sectors:
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Food & tobacco processing
Tobacco products manufacture
Notes:
Established 1902 as a joint venture of Imperial Tobacco Co (Great Britain & Ireland) Ltd of Britain and American Tobacco Co of USA under which both companies agreed not to trade in the other's domestic market. Initially chaired by James 'Buck' Duke, 1856-1925. Developed international markets for its cigarette sales, including production plant and distribution networks. 1912 American Tobacco Co disposed of its shareholding and BAT listed in London. By interwar period had emerged as a leading British business. In 1960s to 1980s diversified away from tobacco with major investments made in Britain, US and other countries, notably in the industrial [eg Wiggins Teape], retailing [eg Argos] and financial services [eg Eagle Star] sectors. 1976 reorganised as BAT Industries Ltd. 1990s divested its non tobacco interests. From 1998, as British American Tobacco Plc, through acquisitions consolidated its position as a world leading tobacco business
Publications:
- 'An indispensable luxury'. British American Tobacco in the occupation of Germany, 1945-1948 by Kehoe, Thomas J, & Greenhalgh, Elizabeth M
- Big Business in China. Sino-American rivalry in the cigarette industry, 1890-1930 by Cochran, Sherman
- Big Business in China. Sino-foreign rivalry in the cigarette industry, 1890-1930 by Cochran, Sherman
- Celebrating Our First 100 Years, 1902-2002. Our company, our brands and our people by Fisher, Suzanne (ed)
- China Cycle by Dobson, Richard P
- Cigarettes Inc. An intimate history of corporate imperialism by Enstad, Nan
- Growth and ownership in the international tobacco industry. BAT, 1902-27 by Cox, Howard
- Learning to do business in China. The evolution of BAT's cigarette distribution network by Cox, Howard
- Record in China of the British American Tobacco Co Ltd by Unknown
- Rusham Park. History and development. The story of the new Richardson Vicks Ltd and Vicks International Research & Development Centre in the United Kingdom by Yorke, D A
- Shaping a corporate identity from below. The role of the BAT Bulletin by Cox, Howard
- Sino British Relations during 1910-30. A case study of British business in Hankow by Chang, N J
- The Global Cigarette. Origins and evolution of British American Tobacco, 1880-1945 by Cox, Howard
- Tobacco Tycoon. The story of James Buchanan Duke by Winkler, John K
- Trust in Tobacco. The Anglo American struggle for power by Corina, Maurice
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Imperial Tobacco Co (Great Britain & Ireland) Ltd
- American Tobacco Co
- Duke, J B
- BAT Industries Ltd
- Argos
- Eagle Star
- Wiggins Teape
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- China
- India
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- United States
Sectors:
- Food & tobacco processing Tobacco products manufacture
Notes:
Established 1902 as a joint venture of Imperial Tobacco Co (Great Britain & Ireland) Ltd of Britain and American Tobacco Co of USA under which both companies agreed not to trade in the other's domestic market. Initially chaired by James 'Buck' Duke, 1856-1925. Developed international markets for its cigarette sales, including production plant and distribution networks. 1912 American Tobacco Co disposed of its shareholding and BAT listed in London. By interwar period had emerged as a leading British business. In 1960s to 1980s diversified away from tobacco with major investments made in Britain, US and other countries, notably in the industrial [eg Wiggins Teape], retailing [eg Argos] and financial services [eg Eagle Star] sectors. 1976 reorganised as BAT Industries Ltd. 1990s divested its non tobacco interests. From 1998, as British American Tobacco Plc, through acquisitions consolidated its position as a world leading tobacco businessPublications:
- 'An indispensable luxury'. British American Tobacco in the occupation of Germany, 1945-1948 by Kehoe, Thomas J, & Greenhalgh, Elizabeth M
- Big Business in China. Sino-American rivalry in the cigarette industry, 1890-1930 by Cochran, Sherman
- Big Business in China. Sino-foreign rivalry in the cigarette industry, 1890-1930 by Cochran, Sherman
- Celebrating Our First 100 Years, 1902-2002. Our company, our brands and our people by Fisher, Suzanne (ed)
- China Cycle by Dobson, Richard P
- Cigarettes Inc. An intimate history of corporate imperialism by Enstad, Nan
- Growth and ownership in the international tobacco industry. BAT, 1902-27 by Cox, Howard
- Learning to do business in China. The evolution of BAT's cigarette distribution network by Cox, Howard
- Record in China of the British American Tobacco Co Ltd by Unknown
- Rusham Park. History and development. The story of the new Richardson Vicks Ltd and Vicks International Research & Development Centre in the United Kingdom by Yorke, D A
- Shaping a corporate identity from below. The role of the BAT Bulletin by Cox, Howard
- Sino British Relations during 1910-30. A case study of British business in Hankow by Chang, N J
- The Global Cigarette. Origins and evolution of British American Tobacco, 1880-1945 by Cox, Howard
- Tobacco Tycoon. The story of James Buchanan Duke by Winkler, John K
- Trust in Tobacco. The Anglo American struggle for power by Corina, Maurice