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Imperial Chemical Industries

former British chemicals, paints and pharmaceuticals company
Organization chemical_industry Q899151
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Imperial Chemical Industries

Summary

Imperial Chemical Industries is a chemical industry[1]. It draws 1,867 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_industry category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Imperial Chemical Industries is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's instance of is recorded as chemical industry[4].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's instance of is recorded as corporation[5].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's instance of is recorded as company[6].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's instance of is recorded as defunct organization[7].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries is owned by AkzoNobel[8].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries followed Kynoch[9].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries followed United Alkali Company[10].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's headquarters location is recorded as London[11].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's Commons category is recorded as Imperial Chemical Industries[12].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[13].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • December 18, 1926 marks the founding of Imperial Chemical Industries[15].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries was dissolved in January 2, 2008[16].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's location of formation is recorded as London[17].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's parent organization or unit is recorded as Charterland and General Exploration and Finance[18].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's parent organization or unit is recorded as AkzoNobel[19].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's official website is recorded as http://www.ici.com[20].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Imperial Chemical Industries[21].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/imperial-chemical-industries-plc-history/[22].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's described at URL is recorded as http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/results?Maker=Imperial+Chemical+Industries+Limited[23].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's legal form is recorded as public limited company[24].
  • Imperial Chemical Industries's board member is recorded as Andrew Rae Duncan[25].

Body

Founding

December 18, 1926 marks the founding of Imperial Chemical Industries[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as London[17].

Identity

Predecessors include Kynoch[9] and United Alkali Company[10].

Leadership

Imperial Chemical Industries's board member is recorded as Andrew Rae Duncan[25].

Operations

Imperial Chemical Industries's headquarters location is recorded as London[11]. Parent organizations include Charterland and General Exploration and Finance[18], an organization[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1909[28], headquartered in London[29] and AkzoNobel[19], a business[30], in Netherlands[31], founded in 1994[32], headquartered in Amsterdam[33].

Industry

Imperial Chemical Industries's industry is recorded as petroleum industry[13].

Ownership

Imperial Chemical Industries is owned by AkzoNobel[8].

Dissolution

Imperial Chemical Industries was dissolved in January 2, 2008[16].

Why It Matters

Imperial Chemical Industries draws 1,867 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_industry category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

AkzoNobel Charterland and General Exploration and Finance Conway Berners-Lee Harry Whitfield James Black London RTL/2 United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The Observer. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . news.bbc.co.uk. news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry → petroleum industry
    Described at url → http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/imperial-ch, http://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/results?Maker=Imp
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk/results?Maker=Imperial+Chemical+Industries+Limited"
  2. 2d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2008-01-02T00:00:00Z
    Headquarters location → London
    Legal form → public limited company
    Owned by → AkzoNobel
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P31]] to [[Property:P452]]"
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