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- Title
Crompton & Knowles Celebrating Its 150th Anniversary This Year.
- Abstract
The article reports that Crompton and Knowles will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 1990. From 1840 until 1954 Crompton and Knowles Corp. was the world's largest manufacturer of jacquard looms. In 1954, it has become the leading U.S. owned supplier of dyes and chemicals to the textile, paper and leather industries. In 1961, Crompton and Knowles Corp. has acquired the Davis-Standard Co. An increase in Crompton and Knowles Corp.'s record sales and earnings in 1989 is reported. The company's focus on key growth markets where U.S. based customers are leaders, such as automotive fabrics, home furnishings and carpeting.
- Subjects
CROMPTON &; Knowles Corp.; TEXTILE industry; ANNIVERSARIES; BUSINESS enterprises; MERGERS &; acquisitions; INDUSTRIAL management; DAVIS-Standard LLC; TEXTILE research; TEXTILE chemistry
- Publication
Textile Chemist & Colorist, 1990, Vol 22, Issue 4, p10
- ISSN
0040-490X
- Publication type
Article