Defunct manufacturer of lithopone and titanium dioxide
Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company
Founded
1902
Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs and was a manufacturer of lithopone and titanium dioxide.[1][2][3] Following Krebs death it would be purchased by DuPont and eventually liquidated simply becoming a part of DuPont.
History
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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]
References
^ abcde"Krebs Pigment & Chemical Company". DuPont. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 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. ...
^ ab"90 Years with PCI: A Retrospective In the 1910s". Paint and Coatings Industry. January 1, 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 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. ...
^John A. Munroe (2006). History of Delaware. University of Delaware Press. p. 188. ISBN9780874139471. 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". Hardware Age. 1929. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 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," ...
^"New Color Firm Being Organized by The DuPonts". Associated Press. July 10, 1931. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 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 ...
^"Krebs Pigments". Paper Mill News. Paper Industry Management Association. 1942. Retrieved 2011-10-24. ... 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. ...