Albright and Wilson was founded in 1856 as a United Kingdom manufacturer of potassium chlorate and phosphorus for the match industry. 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Potassium chlorate is a compound containing potassium, chlorine and oxygen. ... This article is about the chemical element. ... burning match This article refers to the implement used to create a flame. ...

It was set up as a Partnership between a Quaker, Arthur Albright, and John Edward Wilson. It remained a family-owned firm, for nearly one hundred years, until 5 March 1948, when it became a public company. In the common law, a partnership is a type of business entity in which partners share with each other the profits or losses of the business undertaking in which they have all invested. ... The Religious Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers or Friends) is a loose knit religious or spiritual movement founded in England in the 17th century by people who were dissatisfied with the existing denominations and sects of Christianity. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... A public company is a company owned by the public rather than by a relatively few individuals. ...

Albright and Wilson expended considerably into silicones, detergents, food stuffs, metal finishing chemicals, strontium based chemicals and Chromium based chemicals. It was the second largest chemical manufacturer in the United Kingdom; although it was always very much smaller than ICI. Silicones, or polysiloxanes, are inorganic polymers consisting of a silicon-oxygen backbone (...-Si-O-Si-O-Si-O-...) with side groups attached to the silicon atoms. ... A detergent is a compound, or a mixture of compounds, intended to assist cleaning. ... General Name, Symbol, Number strontium, Sr, 38 Chemical series alkaline earth metals Group, Period, Block 2, 5, s Appearance silvery white metallic Atomic mass 87. ... General Name, Symbol, Number chromium, Cr, 24 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 4, d Appearance silvery metallic Atomic mass 51. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ... Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) is a British chemical company, based in London. ...

In 1971 Tenneco bought a part of Albright and Wilson's share holdings; and in 1978 obtained full ownership. The name Albright and Wilson disappeared; the company became known as Tennaco. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Tenneco (formerly Tenneco Automotive) is a $3. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Albright and Wilson was refloated as a public company, Albright and Wilson Plc, in February 1995. However, between 1999 and 2000 the French chemical company Rhodia aquired Albright and Wilson and the name disappeared again. Parts of the former company are now owned by the Huntsman Corporation. The initials plc after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Rhodia is a planet in The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac Asimov. ... Huntsman Corporation is the worlds largest privately held chemical company, founded in 1970 by Jon Huntsman. ...

Phosphorus production at Oldbury

In 1842 Arthur Albright, a trained chemist, became a Partner in the Birmingham chemical firm of John and Edmund Sturge; his sister had married Edmund Sturge who was also a Quaker. The Sturges were already manufacturing potassium chlorate for the match industry, at their chemical works at Selly Oak, adjacent to the Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN). Albright therefore added the production of white phosphorus in 1844. 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Selly Oak constituency shown within Birmingham Selly Oak is an area in south Birmingham, England. ... Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals linking Birmingham, England to Wolverhampton and the Black Country. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1850 production of potassium chlorate and white phosphorus was moved to Langley Green, Oldbury, West Midlands; and production of white phosphorus restarted in 1851. The new site was set up next door to the firm of Chance and Hunt in order to obtain access to a supply of sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid; and for a ready supply of coal from the Black Country coal fields. It was also adjacent to two different arms of the BCN one leading off the Titford Canal, so it also had good transport links. Production of the red form of phosphorus, "amorphous phosphorus" was commenced in 1851, by heating white phosphorus in a sealed crucible under a vacuum. 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Map sources for Oldbury at grid reference SP3194 Oldbury is a town in Englands Black Country. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sulfuric acid (British English: sulphuric acid), H2SO4, is a strong mineral acid. ... The chemical substance hydrochloric acid is the aqueous (water-based) solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas. ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (strip mining). ... The Black Country is a loosely-defined area of conurbation to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton in the English West Midlands, around the South Staffordshire coalfield. ... This article is about the chemical element. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

On 31 December 1854 Albright terminated his partnership with the Sturges. John Edward Wilson joined him as a partner in 1856 and the new partnership was then known as Albright and Wilson. In 1857 John Wilson married the sister of Rachel Albright (Albright's wife). The Sturges continued at Birmingham, but moved to Stirchley; and no longer had any involvement with phosphorus. December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In these days white phosphorus was obtained from bone ash by treating them with hydrochloric acid to produce precipitated phosphates. Then heating the phosphate for several days in a sealed crucible, in a retort, and distilling off phosphorus vapour, under water. Huge quantities of coal were needed for heating these retorts. The efficency of the process was later improved by using phosphate rock and sulfuric acid instead of bone ash and hydrochloric acid; and the use of a reverberatory furnace instead of the direct-heated furnaces. This article is about the chemical element. ... Grays illustration of a human femur, a typically recognized bone. ... For other uses of crucible, see Crucible (disambiguation) Categories: Alchemical apparatus ... A retort in use. ... In inorganic chemistry, a phosphate is a salt of phosphoric acid. ... A reverbatory furnace is a metallurgical or process furnace which characteristically isolates the material being processed from contact with the fuel, but not from contact with the combustion gases. ...

Oldbury remained the Headquarters for most of the company's existence, eventually become known as the Oldbury Division. The Oldbury site was also the location of its central Research Laboratories.

The firm also maintained a London office, at Knightsbridge. Although in 1975 it moved its Head Office to Warley; and Warley remained the Head Office until October 1991. The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... Click Here for Knightsbridge, Castle Hill Australia Knightsbridge is a place in the City of Westminster, London notable for its expensive shops, including Harrods. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Oldbury Division

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Expansion

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See also

• Threlfall, Richard E. (1952). The Story of 100 Years of Phosphorus Making: 1851 - 1951. Oldbury: Albright & Wilson Ltd.