Cookson Group
Encyclopedia
Cookson Group plc is a leading materials technology company headquartered in London
which provides materials, processes and services to customers worldwide. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange
and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
.
in 1704 as a collection of metal and glass businesses on Tyneside
. In 1851 the Company diversified into lead
manufacturing. In 1924 it merged with Lock Lancaster and W.W. & R. Johnson & Sons to form Associated Lead Manufacturers. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange
in 1930. In 1966 it was renamed Lead Industries Group and in 1979 it acquired the A.J. Oster Company, a non-ferrous metal producer. In 1982 it changed its name again to Cookson Group and in 1987 it bought the Vesuvius Crucible Company, a ceramics supplier. In 2005 it chose to focus on high technology products and emerging markets. In 2008 it went on to acquire Foseco, a supplier to the foundry and steel industries.
s, Electronics
and Precious Metals.
London
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which provides materials, processes and services to customers worldwide. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index
FTSE 250 Index
The FTSE 250 Index is a capitalisation-weighted index consisting of the 101st to the 350th largest companies on the London Stock Exchange. Promotions to and demotions from the index take place quarterly in March, June, September and December...
.
History
The Company was founded by Isaac CooksonIsaac Cookson
Isaac Cookson was the founder of Cookson Group, a United Kingdom-based materials technology businesses.-Career:Baptised and brought up in Penrith, Isaac Cookson moved to Newcastle upon Tyne in 1704 to further his career...
in 1704 as a collection of metal and glass businesses on Tyneside
Tyneside
Tyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...
. In 1851 the Company diversified into lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
manufacturing. In 1924 it merged with Lock Lancaster and W.W. & R. Johnson & Sons to form Associated Lead Manufacturers. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
in 1930. In 1966 it was renamed Lead Industries Group and in 1979 it acquired the A.J. Oster Company, a non-ferrous metal producer. In 1982 it changed its name again to Cookson Group and in 1987 it bought the Vesuvius Crucible Company, a ceramics supplier. In 2005 it chose to focus on high technology products and emerging markets. In 2008 it went on to acquire Foseco, a supplier to the foundry and steel industries.
Operations
The Company's operations are formed into three divisions: CeramicCeramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
s, Electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
and Precious Metals.