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Bakelite Xylonite (BXL)
Bakelite Xylonite (BXL), of Manningtree, Essex


* 1961 [[Distillers Co]] bought the remaining 50% interest in [[B. X. Plastics]] from [[British Xylonite Co]].  
1961 [[Distillers Co]] bought the 50% of [[British Xylonite Co]] that it did not already own.  


* 1963 [[B. X. Plastics]] became part of a new grouping called [[Bakelite Xylonite]] Ltd established jointly with Union Carbide, and including plants at Birmingham, Aycliffe and Grangemouth.
1963 [[British Xylonite Co]] and [[Bakelite]] became part of a new grouping called [[Bakelite Xylonite]] established jointly with Union Carbide, and including plants at Birmingham, Aycliffe and Grangemouth.


* 1973 [[Turner and Newall]] bought three factories from [[Bakelite Xylonite|BXL]], which were transferred to [[British Industrial Plastics]].
Several sales and mergers took place in the 1960s and 1970s
 
1973 [[Distillers Co]] sold its 50% stake to Union Carbide<ref>The Times, 25 May 1973</ref>.
 
1973 The industrial chemicals operations at Brantham and the PVC production unit at Aycliffe were sold to [[British Industrial Plastics]], a subsidiary of [[Turner and Newall]]<ref>The Times, 2 October 1973</ref>.
 
1976 The decorative laminates business at Aycliffe was sold to [[Perstorp]] AB of Sweden<ref>The Times, 1 September 1976</ref>.
 
1977 The Brantham site was in turn purchased by [[Storey Brothers and Co]] of Lancaster, formerly a major commercial rival.
 
1977 The [[Cascelloid]] Division was at Abbey Lane, Leicester, and Plenmeller Works, Haltwhistle and West Street, Stamford.
 
1978 [[BP]] bought the company from Union Carbide<ref>The Times, 17 June 1978</ref>.
 
The Brantham site now operates as part of the [[Wardle Storeys]], manufacturing limited quantities of xylonite using traditional processes and equipment until the 1980s.
 
1982 The [[Cascelloid]] Division continued at West Street, Stamford


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[[Category: Plastics]]

Revision as of 14:40, 22 October 2021

Bakelite Xylonite (BXL), of Manningtree, Essex

1961 Distillers Co bought the 50% of British Xylonite Co that it did not already own.

1963 British Xylonite Co and Bakelite became part of a new grouping called Bakelite Xylonite established jointly with Union Carbide, and including plants at Birmingham, Aycliffe and Grangemouth.

Several sales and mergers took place in the 1960s and 1970s

1973 Distillers Co sold its 50% stake to Union Carbide[1].

1973 The industrial chemicals operations at Brantham and the PVC production unit at Aycliffe were sold to British Industrial Plastics, a subsidiary of Turner and Newall[2].

1976 The decorative laminates business at Aycliffe was sold to Perstorp AB of Sweden[3].

1977 The Brantham site was in turn purchased by Storey Brothers and Co of Lancaster, formerly a major commercial rival.

1977 The Cascelloid Division was at Abbey Lane, Leicester, and Plenmeller Works, Haltwhistle and West Street, Stamford.

1978 BP bought the company from Union Carbide[4].

The Brantham site now operates as part of the Wardle Storeys, manufacturing limited quantities of xylonite using traditional processes and equipment until the 1980s.

1982 The Cascelloid Division continued at West Street, Stamford

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, 25 May 1973
  2. The Times, 2 October 1973
  3. The Times, 1 September 1976
  4. The Times, 17 June 1978