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Albright & Wilson, the manufacturer of cleaning fluids, is being sold by Rhodia of France to Huntsman of the US for undisclosed terms, and its Whitehaven plant will be jointly operated by Huntsman and Rhodia's phosphates division. 02-Jan-2001 Albright & Wilson is to cut about 460 jobs, including 240 at Whitehaven, 70 at Oldbury, and 150 at its headquarters, and is also considering plans to move to a site nearer the M42 motorway. 03-Jun-1999 Albright & Wilson, the chemicals company, has agreed to a £526m takeover from Rhodia of France. 06-May-1999 Albright & Wilson has received a £455m takeover bid from Rhodia of France, which beats a £408m approach from Albemarle of the US. 17-Mar-1999 Albright & Wilson is planning to bid for the US phosphates division of Solutia, which is said to be worth about £125m. 06-Mar-1999 Albright & Wilson has confirmed that it is in takeover talks, prompting speculation that it could sell its phosphates business. 30-Jan-1999 Albright & Wilson is expected to make further job cuts this year following a slowdown in sales of surfactants. 08-Jan-1999 Albright & Wilson is considering plans to switch chemicals distribution from road to rail, by reopening a disused line to link its Whitehaven factory to Widnes and Crewe. 27-Nov-1998 Albright & Wilson is to move more of its chemicals production outside the UK into regions such as Latin America and Asia in order to reduce costs. 10-Sep-1998 Albright & Wilson is investing £10m in the acquisition and expansion of a surfactants manufacturing business near Chicago, previously owned by Witco. 13-Nov-1997 Albright & Wilson has raised its stake in its A&W Troy Mexican joint venture from 50% to 75% at a cost of £23m. 22-Aug-1997 An explosion has hit the Albright & Wilson flame-retardant chemicals plant in Avonmouth, apparently due to sodium chlorite being discharged into a storage tank containing epichlorhydrin. 04-Oct-1996 Albright & Wilson is to further rationalise its surfactants business with disposals and closures. 20-Mar-1996 SB Chemicals has succeeded in its patents battle with Albright & Wilson, which allows it to make own-label laundry liquids. 19-Oct-1995 Albright & Wilson is to look at ways of cutting costs in its surfactants business. 15-Sep-1995
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