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Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebsand was a manufacturer of lithopone and titanium dioxide. [1] [2] [3]
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Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebsand was a manufacturer of lithopone and titanium dioxide. [1] [2] [3]
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The company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs in Newport, Delaware. [4] [1] After the death of Krebs in 1929 the company was purchased by DuPont. [2] [5]
In 1931, DuPont formed a joint venture with Commercial Pigments Corporation to scale up titanium dioxide production for use as a white pigment, to compete against National Lead. [6] The joint venture was named the Krebs Pigment and Color Corporation. [1] [7]
By 1933, National Lead and DuPont ended their patent litigation and cross-licensed their patents and synthetic routes. In 1934, DuPont purchased the Commercial Pigments Corporation's 30 percent stake in the company for $7,420,000. [8] In 1935 Phelps was named the assistant general manager. [9] It then became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DuPont. DuPont then called it the "Krebs Pigments Department" and by 1942 it became just the "Pigments Department". [10] [1] [9] DuPont then liquidated all of Krebs Pigment and Color Corporation's assets and transferred them to the DuPont Company. [1]
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Founded in 1902 by Henrick J. Krebs, Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company produced lithopone, a widely used white paint pigment also manufactured by DuPont. But Krebs' company had another asset of special interest to DuPont. ...
DuPont traces its beginnings in the TiO2 marketplace to its 1920's acquisition of the Krebs Pigment & Chemical Company of Newport, DE, a purchase designed to strengthen DuPont's position in the pigments market. Founded in 1902, Krebs Pigments and Chemical produced lithopone, a widely used white-paint pigment also manufactured by DuPont. ...
The Krebs pigments are divided into three major classes — pure titanium dioxide, extended titanium pigments, and lithopones. ...
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)The latter company was founded in Delaware by a Danish immigrant, Henrik J. Krebs. Its factories at Newport and Edge Moor are now (1978) the only Du Pont ...
Krebs Pigments & Chemical Co. was sold to duPont organization with the approval of the officers and representatives of a large majority of the stockholders of the Krebs Pigment & Chemical Co., Newport, Del., manufacturer of "Ponolith," ...
A new company to be known as Krebs Pigments & Chemical corporation is being organized jointly by the Du Pont Co. and its affiliated organization, the Grasselli Chemical and the Commercial ...
Commercial Solvents Corp., E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and its affiliated company, the Grasselli Chemical Co. are jointly forming a new company to be known as the Krebs Pigment & Color Corp. ...
Arrangements have been completed for the purchase on or before December 31 by E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co. from the Commercial Solvents Corporation of the latter's 30% interest in the Krebs Pigment & Color Corp. The amount to be received for the stock is $7,420,000.
In 1935, the Krebs pigments department of Du Pont was established, with Mr. Phelps as assistant general manager. The·department was renamed the pigments ...
... heretofore been a wholly owned subsidiary of EI du Pont de Nemours & Company and the selling agent of its Krebs Pigments Department, will be taken over by the latter. At the same time the name will be changed to Pigments Department. ...