EAW023400 ENGLAND (1949). Factories including Lansil's Rayon and Chemical Works, the Lancaster Straw Mill and the Caton Road Works, Lancaster, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Title [EAW023400] Factories including Lansil's Rayon and Chemical Works, the Lancaster Straw Mill and the Caton Road Works, Lancaster, 1949. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW023400
Date 25-May-1949
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Place name LANCASTER
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 348383, 463246
Longitude / Latitude -2.7887136669843, 54.062387129436
National Grid Reference SD484632

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User Comment Contributions

The Lancaster Silk Company was the second largest producer of Acetate fibres in the UK after British Celanese Limited.

Courtaulds eventually took over Lansil and integrated it into British Celanese, (which it took over in 1957 and transferred its own small acetate fibres unit into Celanese) I believe it was late 60's early 70's.

Whereas British Celanese carried out all the process of acetate yarn clothing and apparel on site at Spondon (from raw materials coming in to finished product going out) Lansil and Courtaulds only produced the fibres, buying in the cellulose acetate to make the fibres and then sold the yarn to finishers.



Lancaster Silk Company and Courtaulds set up a joint Company, Nelsons Acetate Limited, I believe, at the 'Hercules' works. I am not sure exactly where this was situated, I would be gratefull for any help in locating it if possible.

Triggy
Tuesday 16th of February 2016 03:55:20 PM
When Courtaulds took on Lansil, was at the time part of the Monsanto/Chemstrand set up. The board at Lansil were in the 1960s working on the principle that it was better to join Monsanto/Chemstrand on a voluntary basis rather than be swallowed by Courtaulds. This move only delayed the inevitable.

David
Tuesday 16th of February 2016 03:55:20 PM