Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs and was a manufacturer of lithopone and titanium dioxide.[1][2][3]

History

The company was founded in 1902 by Henrik J. Krebs in Newport, Delaware.[4][1] After the death of Krebs in 1929 the company was purchased by DuPont.[2][5]

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.[6] The joint venture was named the Krebs Pigment and Color Corporation.[1][7]

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.[8] In 1935 Phelps was named the assistant general manager.[9] 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".[10][1][9] DuPont then liquidated all of Krebs Pigment and Color Corporation's assets and transferred them to the DuPont Company.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Krebs Pigment & Chemical Company". DuPont. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-10-24. Founded in 1902 by Henrick J. Krebs, Krebs Pigments and Chemical Company produced lithopone, a widely used white paint pigment also manufactured by DuPont. But Krebs' company had another asset of special interest to DuPont. ...
  2. 1 2 "90 Years with PCI: A Retrospective In the 1910s". Paint and Coatings Industry. January 1, 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-24. DuPont traces its beginnings in the TiO2 marketplace to its 1920's acquisition of the Krebs Pigment & Chemical Company of Newport, DE, a purchase designed to strengthen DuPont's position in the pigments market. Founded in 1902, Krebs Pigments and Chemical produced lithopone, a widely used white-paint pigment also manufactured by DuPont. ...
  3. ↑ "The Wall Street of Chemistry". Chemical and Engineering News. American Chemical Society. 1940. doi:10.1021/cen-v018n011.p516 (inactive 1 August 2023). Retrieved 2011-10-24. The Krebs pigments are divided into three major classes — pure titanium dioxide, extended titanium pigments, and lithopones. ...{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link)
  4. ↑ John A. Munroe (2006). History of Delaware. p. 188. ISBN 9780874139471. The latter company was founded in Delaware by a Danish immigrant, Henrik J. Krebs. Its factories at Newport and Edge Moor are now (1978) the only Du Pont ...
  5. ↑ "Krebs Pigments & Chemical Co". Hardware Age. 1929. Retrieved 2011-10-24. Krebs Pigments & Chemical Co. was sold to duPont organization with the approval of the officers and representatives of a large majority of the stockholders of the Krebs Pigment & Chemical Co., Newport, Del., manufacturer of "Ponolith," ...
  6. ↑ "New Color Firm Being Organized by The DuPonts". Associated Press. July 10, 1931. Retrieved 2011-10-24. A new company to be known as Krebs Pigments & Chemical corporation is being organized jointly by the Du Pont Co. and its affiliated organization, the Grasselli Chemical and the Commercial ...
  7. ↑ "Form New Joint Subsidiary to Consolidate Their Pigment Divisions". Wall Street Journal. July 10, 1931. Retrieved 2011-10-24. Commercial Solvents Corp., E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., and its affiliated company, the Grasselli Chemical Co. are jointly forming a new company to be known as the Krebs Pigment & Color Corp. ...
  8. ↑ "Commercial Solvents Sells Interest in Pigment Unit". Wall Street Journal. December 24, 1934. Retrieved 2011-10-24. Arrangements have been completed for the purchase on or before December 31 by E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co. from the Commercial Solvents Corporation of the latter's 30% interest in the Krebs Pigment & Color Corp. The amount to be received for the stock is $7,420,000.
  9. 1 2 "Necrology". Chemical and Engineering News. Vol. 23, no. 16. American Chemical Society. 1945. pp. 1453–1454. doi:10.1021/cen-v023n016.p1453. In 1935, the Krebs pigments department of Du Pont was established, with Mr. Phelps as assistant general manager. The·department was renamed the pigments ...
  10. ↑ "Krebs Pigments". Paper Mill News. Paper Industry Management Association. 1942. Retrieved 2011-10-24. ... heretofore been a wholly owned subsidiary of EI du Pont de Nemours & Company and the selling agent of its Krebs Pigments Department, will be taken over by the latter. At the same time the name will be changed to Pigments Department. ...
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