Hercules Powder Company (historical operating unit)
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Hercules Powder Company was a major American manufacturer of explosives and chemical products that originated as part of the 1912 breakup of the DuPont monopoly and later became a key operating unit of Hercules Inc.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hercules Powder Company | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chemical company
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explosives manufacturer ⓘ |
| activity |
manufacture of chemical products
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manufacture of explosives ⓘ research and development in explosives and propellants ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
DuPont trust-busting era
ⓘ
antitrust regulation in the United States ⓘ |
| corporateEvolution | integrated into Hercules Inc. as a principal operating unit ⓘ |
| corporateForm |
operating unit
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subsidiary ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| expandedInto | broader chemical manufacturing ⓘ |
| foundedAsResultOf | 1912 breakup of the DuPont monopoly ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Hercules Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important participant in the early 20th-century U.S. chemical sector
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major supplier of explosives for American industry ⓘ |
| industry |
chemical industry
ⓘ
explosives industry ⓘ |
| laterBecame | key operating unit of Hercules Inc. ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| marketPosition | major American explosives producer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the DuPont spin-off companies created by antitrust action
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large-scale production of explosives in the United States ⓘ transition from explosives to broader chemical products ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | DuPont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Hercules Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hercules Inc. corporate structure ⓘ |
| productType |
chemical intermediates
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dynamite ⓘ industrial explosives ⓘ naval gunpowder ⓘ propellants ⓘ resins ⓘ smokeless powder ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | U.S. antitrust action against DuPont ⓘ |
| regulatoryOrigin | Sherman Antitrust Act enforcement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Atlas Powder Company
NERFINISHED
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DuPont explosives business ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedMarket |
construction industry
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industrial chemicals sector ⓘ military sector ⓘ mining industry ⓘ |
| status | historical operating unit ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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