5 events with tag "chemical industry"
1920
ID: 1293
Prohibition in United States inadvertently boosts chemical industry as companies pivot from alcohol to industrial chemicals
ID: 1293
1925
ID: 1330
IG Farben officially formed - merger of six German chemical companies becomes world's largest chemical corporation
ID: 1330
1933
ID: 1411
Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) is formed in Britain through multiple mergers
ID: 1411
1962
ID: 1790
Rachel Carson publishes 'Silent Spring,' beginning environmental awareness
ID: 1790
1989
ID: 2065
The Exxon Valdez oil spill increases pressure for environmental responsibility
ID: 2065