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1982 2800 employees in UK.  Advert publicised the lead filter which could reduce emissions of lead by 90%<ref>The Times, 29 September 1982</ref>.
1982 2800 employees in UK.  Advert publicised the lead filter which could reduce emissions of lead by 90%<ref>The Times, 29 September 1982</ref>.


Successor company: Innospec<ref>Innospec [http://www.innospecinc.com/corporate-overview/faqs.html]</ref>.
Successor company: Innospec<ref>Innospec [https://innospec.com/about-us/company-history/]</ref>.


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 09:34, 3 December 2021

Maker of anti-knock additive for petrol

1961 Associated Ethyl Co changed its name to Associated Octel

1972 Associated Octel was developing a lead trap for cars, under licence from USA[1].

1974 Government tests showed that lead traps reduce lead emissions by about 70%, based on prototypes developed by Associated Octel in conjunction with TI and Texaco[2].

1982 2800 employees in UK. Advert publicised the lead filter which could reduce emissions of lead by 90%[3].

Successor company: Innospec[4].

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 27 January 1972
  2. The Times, 21 October 1974
  3. The Times, 29 September 1982
  4. Innospec [1]