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Portals is a British papermaking company that has had two distinct existences as an independent business, from 1711 to 1995, and from 2018 onwards. It has been variously known as Portals Limited, Portals Paper Limited, and Portals De La Rue Limited, and currently as Portals International Limited. The present company, based at Bathford, Somerset, specialises in paper for banknotes and other security applications such as passports.
Between 1711 and 1995, the company was owned by the Portal family. The family went on to become major landowners, and were involved in the development of the London and South Western Railway. In 1901 the Portal baronetcy was created for the head of the family.[1]