Corporate Body
Altona Petrochemical Complex (c. 1961 - )
- From
- c. 1961
Altona, Victoria, Australia - Functions
- Petrochemical Industry
- Location
- Altona, Victoria
Summary
The Altona Petrochemical Complex was established in the early 1960s and consisted of seven companies. The first company to begin production at the complex was BF Goodrich Chemical Ltd, in May 1961. Other companies that established plants on the site during the 1960s were the Altona Petrochemical Company Ltd, Australian Synthetic Rubber Company Ltd, Union Carbide Australia Ltd, Dow Chemicals (Australia) Ltd, Hoechst Australia Ltd and BASF Australia Ltd. Over the years companies have merged, pulled out of the complex or established new plants there. The Complex is located 20km west of Melbourne.
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477138. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_a.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 13 April 2000, Last modified: 1 March 2006
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