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The rise and fall of great companies : Courtaulds and the reshaping of the man-made fibres industry

Title
The rise and fall of great companies : Courtaulds and the reshaping of the man-made fibres industry / Geoffrey Owen.
Author
Owen, Geoffrey, 1934-
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

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Description
xiv, 338 p. : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.
Series Statement
Pasold studies in textile history ; 17
Uniform Title
Pasold studies in textile history ; 17.
Subject
  • Courtaulds, ltd. > History
  • Textile industry > Great Britain > History > 20th century
  • Textile industry > History > 20th century
  • Synthetic fibers industry > Great Britain > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-325) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction: Secrets of corporate longevity -- A new industry takes shape -- Rayon in retreat, and Courtaulds' narrow escape -- Frank Kearton's grand design -- Courtaulds on the rack -- Searching for new directions -- A necessary separation -- The last days of Courtaulds -- Courtaulds Textiles : independence won and lost -- What the new owners did -- Hopes unfulfilled : carbon fibre and Tencel -- Adjustment to decline : departures and arrivals -- Life beyond fibres : focus versus diversification -- Conclusion: Firm survival and national institutions -- Appendix 1: Principal man-made fibres -- Appendix 2: Principal textile processes -- Appendix 3: Cellulosic fibre processes -- Appendix 4: Growth of the man-made fibres industry 1900-2008 -- Financial data on Courtaulds 1958-1998 -- Financial data on Courtaulds Textiles 1990-2000.
Call Number
JBE 11-391
ISBN
  • 9780199592890 (hbk.)
  • 0199592896 (hbk.)
LCCN
2010282398
OCLC
624412053
Author
Owen, Geoffrey, 1934-
Title
The rise and fall of great companies : Courtaulds and the reshaping of the man-made fibres industry / Geoffrey Owen.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series
Pasold studies in textile history ; 17
Pasold studies in textile history ; 17.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-325) and indexes.
Research Call Number
JBE 11-391
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