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* 1976 The decorative laminates business at Aycliffe was sold to Perstorp AB of Sweden<ref>The Times, 1 September 1976</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 | * 1977 The Brantham site was in turn purchased by [[Storey Brothers]] of Lancaster, formerly a major commercial rival. It now operates under the name of '''Wardle Storeys''' and until recently manufactured limited quantities of xylonite using traditional processes and equipment. | ||
* 1978 [[BP]] bought the company from Union Carbide<ref>The Times, 17 June 1978</ref>. | * 1978 [[BP]] bought the company from Union Carbide<ref>The Times, 17 June 1978</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 28 October 2011
Bakelite Xylonite (BXL), of Manningtree, Essex
- 1961 Distillers Co bought the remaining 50% interest in British Xylonite Co.
- 1963 British Xylonite became part of a new grouping called Bakelite Xylonite Ltd 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 Ltd[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 of Lancaster, formerly a major commercial rival. It now operates under the name of Wardle Storeys and until recently manufactured limited quantities of xylonite using traditional processes and equipment.
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