Hercules Inc.
| Hercules Inc.
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| legal form | Incorporated |
| founding | 1912 |
| resolution | 2008 |
| Reason for dissolution | Association with Ashland Inc. |
| Seat |
Wilmington, Delaware , United States
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| management | Craig A. Rogerson (last) |
| Branch | Chemistry, armaments |
Hercules Inc. was an American chemical and ammunition manufacturer. It was founded in 1882 as the Hercules Powder Company by DuPont and the Laflin & Rand Powder Company . Hercules Inc. , which became one of the largest American manufacturers of smokeless powder , was later created through unbundling (as an antitrust measure) . During the split, DuPont received the patents for nitrocellulose gunpowder and Hercules the patents for the combined nitrocellulose- nitroglycerin powder. During the 1960s, the company manufactured the solid fuel rocket engines for the MGR-1 Honest John short-range nuclear missile .
In 2008 the company went to the Ashland Inc. on.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harold A. Skaarup: Ironsides: Canadian Armored Fighting Vehicle Museums and Monuments . iUniverse, August 10, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4620-3465-9 , p. 220.