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Ernest Hickson - History

80 Years Of Chemical Manufacturing Expertise

 

• 1915 - Ernest Hickson built a plant for TNT and picric acid production
  
• 1920's - Switched production to nitrotoluenes for dyes and pigments
  
• 1940's - Large scale chlorination Largest UK producer of DDT
  
• 1950's - Ceased DDT. Phosgenation to produce ureas. Optical Brightening agents
  
• 1960's - Expansion of nitrotoluenes
• Tax Accountants
  
• 1970's - Contract manufacturing investment
  
• 1990's - Expansion of hydrogenation and phosgenation facilities
  
• 2000 - Acquisition by Arch Chemicals