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Article: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
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Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
P.O. Box 2200
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
U.S.A.
(317) 463-2511
Public Company
Incorporated:
April 11,1933 as McClanahan Oil Company
Employees:
3,700
Sales:
$300 million
Market Value:
$735 million
Stock Index:
New York
Great Lakes Chemical is one of the world
’
s largest manufacturers of bromine and brominated chemical products. Bromine, an acrid red liquid which irritates the skin, mixes easily with hundreds of organic compounds, producing thousands of toxic and non-toxic chemicals. While bromine compounds are not its only products, Great Lakes Chemical relies heavily on bromine for much of its revenue.
Great Lakes Chemical was originally founded as an ...