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1967 [[Alcan|Alcan Aluminium]] of Montreal transferred its 3 British subsidiary companies into a new holding company [[Alcan Aluminium (UK)]] Ltd<ref>The Times, Jun 19, 1967</ref> which owned Alcan London. | 1967 [[Alcan|Alcan Aluminium]] of Montreal transferred its 3 British subsidiary companies into a new holding company [[Alcan Aluminium (UK)]] Ltd<ref>The Times, Jun 19, 1967</ref> which owned Alcan London. | ||
1968 Started construction of a primary aluminium smelter at Lynemouth, Northumberland, stimulated by government funding<ref>The Times, Nov 05, 1970</ref>; this included a dedicated power station [[Lynemouth Power Station]] | 1968 Started construction of a primary aluminium smelter at Lynemouth, Northumberland, stimulated by government funding<ref>The Times, Nov 05, 1970</ref>; this included a dedicated power station [[Lynemouth Power Station]]. | ||
1969 The UK operations of Alcan were:<ref>The Times, Jun 10, 1969</ref>: | |||
* '''Alcan London''' | |||
* [[Alcan Industries|Alindustries]] | |||
* '''Alcanuk''', marketing aluminium ingots and some related chemicals | |||
* Share of [[Alcan Enfield Alloys]] - Enfield Rolling Mills and London Colney refinery; the other 50 percent was owned by [[Enfield Rolling Mills|Enfield Rolling Mills (Aluminium)]] Ltd | |||
* Share of [[James Booth Aluminium|Booth]] - the other 50 percent owned by Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation. | |||
1970 '''Alcan Booth Industries''' acquired 25 percent of [[Thomas Bennett (of Leeds)|Thomas Bennett]] of Leeds, glass merchants and makers of aluminium shop front systems and laminated glass<ref>The Times, Jul 21, 1970</ref> | |||
1971 The Lynmouth smelter, which had been much delayed, started production | |||
1974 The capacity of the Lynmouth smelter was reduced by 80% to 100,000 tons due to the introduction of the 3-day week and power restrictions.<ref>The Engineer 1974/01/03 and 1974/01/10/</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 29 April 2023
1967 Alcan Aluminium of Montreal transferred its 3 British subsidiary companies into a new holding company Alcan Aluminium (UK) Ltd[1] which owned Alcan London.
1968 Started construction of a primary aluminium smelter at Lynemouth, Northumberland, stimulated by government funding[2]; this included a dedicated power station Lynemouth Power Station.
1969 The UK operations of Alcan were:[3]:
- Alcan London
- Alindustries
- Alcanuk, marketing aluminium ingots and some related chemicals
- Share of Alcan Enfield Alloys - Enfield Rolling Mills and London Colney refinery; the other 50 percent was owned by Enfield Rolling Mills (Aluminium) Ltd
- Share of Booth - the other 50 percent owned by Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation.
1970 Alcan Booth Industries acquired 25 percent of Thomas Bennett of Leeds, glass merchants and makers of aluminium shop front systems and laminated glass[4]
1971 The Lynmouth smelter, which had been much delayed, started production
1974 The capacity of the Lynmouth smelter was reduced by 80% to 100,000 tons due to the introduction of the 3-day week and power restrictions.[5]