British Industrial Solvents Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Distillers Co Ltd
- Vauxhall Distillery
- Herbert Green & Co Ltd
- Hull Distillery Co Ltd
- Holzverkohlungs Industrie AG
- Methylating Co Ltd
- Solvent Products Ltd
- Ministry of Supply
- British Petroleum Co Ltd
- British Hydrocarbon Chemicals
- BP Chemicals (United Kingdom) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dagenham, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- Kenfig, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Basic chemicals production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1907 and diversification by Distillers Co Ltd into production of industrial alcohol through acquisition of Vauxhall Distillery at Liverpool. In 1924 acquired a controlling interest in Herbert Green & Co Ltd which had been formed in 1922 to build a major plant for distilling industrial alcohol at Saltend, Hull; this business was renamed Hull Distillery Co Ltd in c1929. Also in 1929 at Saltend, Distillers with Holzverkohlungs Industrie AG of Germany and Methylating Co Ltd formed British Industrial Solvents Ltd to build a very large chemical works at Saltend to make industrial solvents. 1930-35 acquired Solvent Products Ltd of Dagenham, its major competitor. 1941 opened factory at Kenfig, South Wales, on behalf of Ministry of Supply, for production of calcium carbide for use in explosives. Early 1950s absorbed by Distillers to become its British Industrial Solvents Division. 1967 British Petroleum acquired Distillers' chemical interests including those at Saltend, Barry, Carshalton and elsewhere, which included a half share in British Hydrocarbon Chemicals. These were then formed into BP Chemicals (United Kingdom) Ltd
Publications:
- Bisol Organic Chemicals, 1929-1950. The story of the first twenty five years of British Industrial Solvents Ltd by Unknown
- Emergence and development of the South Wales's military-industrial complex, c1930s-1950s by Pincombe, Ian M
- Molasses to Acid. Saltend's first 75 years distilled by Wilkinson, Alan
- Souvenir History of Kenfig Factory by Jones, Denis H
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Distillers Co Ltd
- Vauxhall Distillery
- Herbert Green & Co Ltd
- Hull Distillery Co Ltd
- Holzverkohlungs Industrie AG
- Methylating Co Ltd
- Solvent Products Ltd
- Ministry of Supply
- British Petroleum Co Ltd
- British Hydrocarbon Chemicals
- BP Chemicals (United Kingdom) Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Dagenham, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
- Kenfig, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Chemical production Basic chemicals production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1907 and diversification by Distillers Co Ltd into production of industrial alcohol through acquisition of Vauxhall Distillery at Liverpool. In 1924 acquired a controlling interest in Herbert Green & Co Ltd which had been formed in 1922 to build a major plant for distilling industrial alcohol at Saltend, Hull; this business was renamed Hull Distillery Co Ltd in c1929. Also in 1929 at Saltend, Distillers with Holzverkohlungs Industrie AG of Germany and Methylating Co Ltd formed British Industrial Solvents Ltd to build a very large chemical works at Saltend to make industrial solvents. 1930-35 acquired Solvent Products Ltd of Dagenham, its major competitor. 1941 opened factory at Kenfig, South Wales, on behalf of Ministry of Supply, for production of calcium carbide for use in explosives. Early 1950s absorbed by Distillers to become its British Industrial Solvents Division. 1967 British Petroleum acquired Distillers' chemical interests including those at Saltend, Barry, Carshalton and elsewhere, which included a half share in British Hydrocarbon Chemicals. These were then formed into BP Chemicals (United Kingdom) LtdPublications:
- Bisol Organic Chemicals, 1929-1950. The story of the first twenty five years of British Industrial Solvents Ltd by Unknown
- Emergence and development of the South Wales's military-industrial complex, c1930s-1950s by Pincombe, Ian M
- Molasses to Acid. Saltend's first 75 years distilled by Wilkinson, Alan
- Souvenir History of Kenfig Factory by Jones, Denis H