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Fishburn Printing Ink Co Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • Fishburn, Albert R
  • Interchemical Corp
  • BASF
  • BASF Coating & Inks Ltd

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Slinford, West Sussex, West Sussex, South East
  • Watford, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, East of England, England

Sectors:

  • Chemical production Ink production inc carbon paper, ribbons, etc

Notes:

Established in 1929 by Albert R Fishburn, b1894, formerly of USA, at Watford to make printing inks, especially for packaging; he had formerly worked for Ault & Wiborg. Acquired in 1964 by Interchemical Corp of USA. Diversified in 1970s into colourings for plastics and metal. Subsequently acquired by BASF and in 1990 moved to Slinfold, West Sussex, when known as BASF Coating & Inks Ltd. A focus is on R&D and products

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