Industry | Textiles, Chemicals |
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Founded | 1794 |
Founder | George Courtauld |
Defunct | 2000 / 2006 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | Sara Lee / Akzo Nobel |
Headquarters | Coventry |
Key people | George Courtauld Samuel Courtauld |
Products | Textiles, Chemicals |
Website | www |
Courtaulds was a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals. It was established in 1794 and became the world's leading man-made fibre production company before being broken up in 1990 into Courtaulds plc and Courtaulds Textiles Ltd.