Northern Aluminium Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Alcan
- Alcan Industries Ltd
- British Aluminium Co Ltd
- British Alcan
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Banbury, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
- Rogerstone, Newport, Gwent, Wales, Wales
- West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Basic metals production
Aluminium production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1931 when Alcan of Canada, which from 1904-25 had been known as Northern Aluminium Co Ltd, established an aluminium sheet rolling and extrusion plant at Banbury to which some of its existing West Bromwich activities were relocated. Expanded rapidly to meet demands of aircraft industry, especially 1939-45 when also built a plant at Rogerstone at request of British Government. Canadian business renamed Alcan Industries Ltd in 1960. Acquired British Aluminium Co Ltd in 1982 when UK interests became known as British Alcan
Publications:
- Aluminium Works at Banbury, 1929-2009 by Hartree, Richard
- Banbury Aluminium Works, 1929-2009 by Hartree, Richard
- Global Mission. The story of Alcan. Volume I. To 1950 by Campbell, Duncan C
- Rogerstone Works, 1940-1990. British Alcan Rolled Products by Unknown
- Sixty Years at Banbury by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Alcan
- Alcan Industries Ltd
- British Aluminium Co Ltd
- British Alcan
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Banbury, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
- Rogerstone, Newport, Gwent, Wales, Wales
- West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Basic metals production Aluminium production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1931 when Alcan of Canada, which from 1904-25 had been known as Northern Aluminium Co Ltd, established an aluminium sheet rolling and extrusion plant at Banbury to which some of its existing West Bromwich activities were relocated. Expanded rapidly to meet demands of aircraft industry, especially 1939-45 when also built a plant at Rogerstone at request of British Government. Canadian business renamed Alcan Industries Ltd in 1960. Acquired British Aluminium Co Ltd in 1982 when UK interests became known as British AlcanPublications:
- Aluminium Works at Banbury, 1929-2009 by Hartree, Richard
- Banbury Aluminium Works, 1929-2009 by Hartree, Richard
- Global Mission. The story of Alcan. Volume I. To 1950 by Campbell, Duncan C
- Rogerstone Works, 1940-1990. British Alcan Rolled Products by Unknown
- Sixty Years at Banbury by Unknown