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Bakelite Xylonite Ltd

Other Business Names:

  • British Xylonite Ltd
  • Bakelite Ltd
  • Distillers Co Ltd
  • BXL
  • Union Carbide

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

  • Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
  • Brantham, Essex, Essex, East of England, England

Sectors:

  • Chemical production Plastic production
  • Rubber & plastic products manufacture Plastic products manufacture

Notes:

Formed 1963 by merger of plastics interests of The Distillers Co Ltd and Union Carbide Corp of USA which included British Xylonite Ltd and Bakelite Ltd. Known generally as BXL. 1973 BXL became fully owned by Carbide

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