Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company
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Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs
and was a manufacturer of lithopone
and titanium dioxide
.
in Newport, Delaware
. After the death of Krebs in 1929 the company was purchased by DuPont
.
In 1931 DuPont formed a joint venture
with Commercial Pigments Corporation to scale up titanium dioxide
production for use as a white pigment, to compete against National Lead. The joint venture was named the Krebs Pigment and Color Corporation.
By 1933 National Lead and DuPont ended their patent litigation and cross licensed
their patents and synthetic routes. In 1934, DuPont purchased the Commercial Pigments Corporation's 30 percent stake in the company for $7,420,000. In 1935 Phelps was named the assistant general manager. It then became a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont
. DuPont then called it the "Krebs Pigments Department" and by 1942 it became just the "Pigments Department". DuPont then liquidated all Krebs Pigment and Color Corporation's assets and transferred them to the DuPont Company.
Henrik J. Krebs
Henrik Johannes Krebs , sometimes called Henry J. Krebs, was an immigrant from Denmark who started the Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company to manufacture the pigment lithopone.-Biography:...
and was a manufacturer of lithopone
Lithopone
Lithophone is a white pigment consisting of a mixture of barium sulfate and zinc sulfide. It is used in interior paints and in some enamels. It is widely used for white paint.-History:...
and titanium dioxide
Titanium dioxide
Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula . When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6, or CI 77891. Generally it comes in two different forms, rutile and anatase. It has a wide range of...
.
History
The company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. KrebsHenrik J. Krebs
Henrik Johannes Krebs , sometimes called Henry J. Krebs, was an immigrant from Denmark who started the Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company to manufacture the pigment lithopone.-Biography:...
in Newport, Delaware
Newport, Delaware
Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is located on the Christina River. It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans. The population was 1,055 at the 2010 census...
. After the death of Krebs in 1929 the company was purchased by DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
.
In 1931 DuPont formed a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
with Commercial Pigments Corporation to scale up titanium dioxide
Titanium dioxide
Titanium dioxide, also known as titanium oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula . When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6, or CI 77891. Generally it comes in two different forms, rutile and anatase. It has a wide range of...
production for use as a white pigment, to compete against National Lead. The joint venture was named the Krebs Pigment and Color Corporation.
By 1933 National Lead and DuPont ended their patent litigation and cross licensed
Cross-licensing
A cross-licensing agreement is a contract between two or more parties where each party grants rights to their intellectual property to the other parties.-Patent law:...
their patents and synthetic routes. In 1934, DuPont purchased the Commercial Pigments Corporation's 30 percent stake in the company for $7,420,000. In 1935 Phelps was named the assistant general manager. It then became a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont
DuPont
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
. DuPont then called it the "Krebs Pigments Department" and by 1942 it became just the "Pigments Department". DuPont then liquidated all Krebs Pigment and Color Corporation's assets and transferred them to the DuPont Company.