Records of British Alcan plc, aluminium manufacturers, London, England 1881-1995

British Alcan plc, 1982-1996,

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Morrison, William Murray, 1873-1948, metallurgist and electrical engineer,

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Thomson, William, 1824-1907, Baron Kelvin, mathematician and physicist

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British Alcan plc (aluminium manufacturers: c1982-1996: London, England)

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The British Aluminium Co Ltd was formed on 7 May 1894 , acquiring the British and colonial rights for the Bayer and Héroult patents for alumina extraction and aluminium reduction. Until the end of the 19th century , aluminium was still regarded as a precious metal, due to the difficulties experienced in its extraction. This situation began to change with the discovery of two new processes: one for extracting alumina from the ore (bauxite) and the other for converting alumina into th...