Title
Beetle Bulletin No.9
Reference
YA2007.92/7/3/3/12
Production date
1958 - 1958
Creator
- British Industrial Plastics LtdBiographyBiography
1894-current(2016, polymer material manufacturer
Established in around 1894 as British Cyanides Co. It is the oldest polymer material manufacturer in the UK, and amongst the oldest in the world. In 1924, the company patented the world’s first ‘water-white’ thermoset resin, and in 1926, they produced the world’s first white commercial moulding powder. 1929, the company purchased the Streetly Manufacturing Co (SMC) to serve as its own moulding plant.
In 1936, the company name was changed to British Industrial Plastics (BIP). BIP was taken over by Turner and Newall in 1961. They now trade as BIP (Oldbury) Limited.
Scope and Content
Company journal of British Industrial Plastics Ltd.
Language
English
Level of description
ITEM
Repository name
Science and Industry Museum
Associated people and organisations
- Grimshaw Brothers & Company LtdBiographyBiography
Chemical manufacturer, set up in 1875. Its products included pure muriate of zinc, iron remover, sizing ingredients, Amazon rubber chemicals, Paton's soap economiser and woollen scourers. Grimshaw's remained in business until 1957.
- British Industrial Plastics LtdBiographyBiography
1894-current(2016, polymer material manufacturer
Established in around 1894 as British Cyanides Co. It is the oldest polymer material manufacturer in the UK, and amongst the oldest in the world. In 1924, the company patented the world’s first ‘water-white’ thermoset resin, and in 1926, they produced the world’s first white commercial moulding powder. 1929, the company purchased the Streetly Manufacturing Co (SMC) to serve as its own moulding plant.
In 1936, the company name was changed to British Industrial Plastics (BIP). BIP was taken over by Turner and Newall in 1961. They now trade as BIP (Oldbury) Limited.
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Open access.
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