Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Ciba (A.R.L.)

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Maker of 'Araldite' and 'Aerolite 306' adhesives

1948 Ciba acquired a majority interest in Aero Research Ltd

1958 Company renamed Ciba (A.R.L.); Norman de Bruyne was managing director.

1962 Maker of Redux and Hidux aircraft adhesives and Aeroweb metal honeycomb material[1]

1970 The Bonded Structures Division was closely associated with the development of carbon fibre reinforced plastic; expansion of facilities had been achieved including at the subsidiary William Aske and Co of Halifax, specialist in foundry sand bonding media[2]

Later became Ciba-Geigy Plastics


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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, Dec 17, 1962
  2. The Times, May 19, 1970