Corporate Body
Australian Petrochemicals Ltd (APL) (1961 - 1970s)
- From
- 1961
Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1970s
- Functions
- Petrochemical Industry
- Location
- Lidcombe, New South Wales
Summary
Australian Petrochemicals was established as a joint venture by Monsanto and the Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Australia) Ltd. Construction of the plant commenced in 1959 and it was operating in 1961. The company manufactured industrial chemicals such as styrene monomer and ethylbenzene.
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475860. 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: 18 May 2000, Last modified: 6 March 2006
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