Corporate Body
Hoechst Australia Ltd (1964 - c. 1999)
- From
- 1964
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - To
- c. 1999
- Functions
- Chemical Industries, Pharmaceuticals or Medical Aids and Manufacturing Industry
- Reference No
- ABN: 19 008 443 285
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
Summary
Hoechst Australia Ltd was established in 1964. The company manufactured industrial chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. It had plants in many suburbs including Altona and Moorabbin. In January 1997, Hoechst Australia sold its polyolefin operations at Altona to Kemcor Australia. In or around 1999 the global Hoechst company was bought out by Aventis, which is today called Sanofi-aventis.
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-463526. 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_h.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 5 July 2001, Last modified: 4 May 2006
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