Part of ICI
1964 Formation of ICI Fibres, to take over the ICI interests in textile and fibres and British Nylon Spinners; this made it the third largest fibre group in the world[1]
1974 Opened a plant to increase production of Saffil high performance inorganic fibre to tonnage scale, as it had only been produced in small sample quantities. The fibres will be used in the form of staple fibre, blanket, boards, moulded shapes and papers.[2]
1986 Became part of the new Chemicals and Polymers group[3]
1988 ICI Chemicals and Polymers Ltd started trading; it acquired the business and assets of the Chemicals and Polymers Group and its subsidiaries from ICI; it continued the businesses of the previous Agricultural, Fibres, Mond and Petrochemicals and Plastics Divisions of ICI[4]
1991 Cutbacks in ICI Materials involved job losses in fibres, consolidation in the Advanced Materials business and closure of a polyurethane plant[5]
1992 Sold the fibres business to Du Pont[6]