Hercules Powder Company
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Hercules Powder Company was an American explosives and chemical manufacturing firm that became a major producer of industrial and military propellants and later evolved into the diversified chemical company Hercules Inc.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hercules Inc. | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemical company
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explosives manufacturer ⓘ |
| activity |
manufacture of explosives
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manufacture of propellants ⓘ manufacture of specialty chemicals ⓘ |
| areaServed |
North America
ⓘ
international markets ⓘ |
| businessModel | manufacturing ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| evolvedInto | Hercules Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Hercules Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major U.S. producer of explosives
ⓘ
major U.S. producer of propellants ⓘ participant in the development of the American chemical industry ⓘ |
| industry |
chemicals industry
ⓘ
defense industry ⓘ explosives industry ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| market |
industrial customers
ⓘ
military customers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
production of industrial propellants
ⓘ
production of military propellants ⓘ transition from explosives to diversified chemicals ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hercules Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
cellulose-based products
ⓘ
chemical intermediates ⓘ dynamite ⓘ industrial explosives ⓘ military propellants ⓘ nitroglycerin-based explosives ⓘ polymers ⓘ resins ⓘ smokeless powder ⓘ |
| successor | Hercules Powder Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | private company ⓘ |
| usedFor |
industrial blasting
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military munitions ⓘ propellant charges ⓘ |
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