Laporte Industries
of Luton
The business was established in the late 19thcentury by Bernard Laporte - see B. Laporte.
By 1975 Laporte Industries (Holdings) Ltd owned:[1]
- Dales Chemicals Ltd
- Edgeside Mines Ltd
- Glebe Mines Ltd
- Howards and Sons Ltd, with subsidiary Howards of Ilford Ltd
- Laporte Acids Ltd
- Laporte Chemicals Ltd
- Laporte Titanium Ltd
- Peter Spence and Sons Ltd
- The Fullers' Earth Union Ltd
- Viaduct Alum Co Ltd
and 2 Australian firms.
1989 Renamed Laporte plc[2]
1992 renamed Laporte Amalgamation plc
2003 Became Degussa Amalgamation plc