Aluminium Co Ltd

Sectors:

  • Basic metals production Aluminium production
  • Chemical production Basic chemicals production

Notes:

Established 1887 to acquire patents of Hamilton Young Castner and the business including patents of Webster's Patent Aluminium Crown Metal Co Ltd [which had been formed in 1881 at Solihull as Aluminium Crown Metal Co Ltd and reorganised as Websters in 1884]. The new company,which was managed by Castner, was to manufacture sodium and aluminium at Oldbury where it linked with Chance Brothers, glassmakers, with substantial chemical manufacturing interests there via the Oldbury Alkali Co Ltd. 1881 gave up aluminium production continuing with production of sodium. 1900 acquired by Castner Kellner Co

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