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.
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.