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1969 [[British Steel]]'s Chemical Division owned a significant stake but not a controlling interest in the company, as it did in and [[Staveley Industries|Staveley Chemicals]] and various other companies<ref>The Times Dec. 30, 1969</ref> | 1969 [[British Steel]]'s Chemical Division owned a significant stake but not a controlling interest in the company, as it did in and [[Staveley Industries|Staveley Chemicals]] and various other companies<ref>The Times Dec. 30, 1969</ref> | ||
By 1978 the company was jointly owned by [[Conoco]] and [[Staveley Industries|Staveley Chemicals]] but Conoco wanted to sell its holding; shares in the company were owned by [[National Coal Board]] and [[British Steel]]<ref>The Engineer 1978</ref><ref>The Times Sept. 7, 1978</ref. | By 1978 the company was jointly owned by [[Conoco]] and [[Staveley Industries|Staveley Chemicals]] but Conoco wanted to sell its holding; shares in the company were owned by [[National Coal Board]] and [[British Steel]]<ref>The Engineer 1978</ref><ref>The Times Sept. 7, 1978</ref>. | ||
1979 The company was owned by [[Norsk Hydro|Norsk Hydro (UK)]] and [[Staveley Industries|Staveley Chemicals]]; it would build a new polyvinyl chloride plant at Staveley<ref>The Times Nov. 13, 1979</ref> | 1979 The company was owned by [[Norsk Hydro|Norsk Hydro (UK)]] and [[Staveley Industries|Staveley Chemicals]]; it would build a new polyvinyl chloride plant at Staveley<ref>The Times Nov. 13, 1979</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:04, 11 February 2022
of Carlshalton, specialist chemical manufacturer, producer of PVC
Connected with Vinyl Products Ltd
1947 Business established as a private company[1]
1952 Acquired by Reichhold Chemicals Ltd[2]
1960 New plant being built at Havant[3]
1962 The company had moved to Havant
1968 Reichhold Chemicals was acquired by Unilever; the Vinatex subsidiary was sold[4]
1969 British Steel's Chemical Division owned a significant stake but not a controlling interest in the company, as it did in and Staveley Chemicals and various other companies[5]
By 1978 the company was jointly owned by Conoco and Staveley Chemicals but Conoco wanted to sell its holding; shares in the company were owned by National Coal Board and British Steel[6][7].
1979 The company was owned by Norsk Hydro (UK) and Staveley Chemicals; it would build a new polyvinyl chloride plant at Staveley[8]