Bakelite Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Damard Lacquer Co Ltd
- British Xylonite Ltd
- Bakelite Xylonite Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Chemical production
Plastic production
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Rubber & plastic products manufacture
Plastic products manufacture
Notes:
Established 1926 through merger of three plastics producers including Damard Lacquer Co Ltd of Birmingham. Made plastics and plastic products. Owned by the Union Carbide Corp of USA from 1939. 1963 merged with British Xylonite Co Ltd, then owned by the Distillers Co Ltd, to form Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, subsequently fully owned by Union Carbide.
Publications:
- History of Bakelite Ltd by Fielding, T J
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Damard Lacquer Co Ltd
- British Xylonite Ltd
- Bakelite Xylonite Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Chemical production Plastic production
- Rubber & plastic products manufacture Plastic products manufacture
Notes:
Established 1926 through merger of three plastics producers including Damard Lacquer Co Ltd of Birmingham. Made plastics and plastic products. Owned by the Union Carbide Corp of USA from 1939. 1963 merged with British Xylonite Co Ltd, then owned by the Distillers Co Ltd, to form Bakelite Xylonite Ltd, subsequently fully owned by Union Carbide.Publications:
- History of Bakelite Ltd by Fielding, T J