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Chemical manufacturers, of Luton.
The business was established in the late 19th century by Bernard Laporte.
1948 The name of B. Laporte had been changed to Laporte Chemicals. A new hydrogen peroxide plant was to be built at Warrington[1]
1949 Agreed to acquire Hunt Brothers (Castleford) [2]
1952 Laporte Acids Ltd was building a new plant at Hunt Works[3]
by 1975 was a subsidiary of Laporte Industries (Holdings) Ltd
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