Hercules, Inc., was a chemical and munitions manufacturing company based in Wilmington, Delaware, incorporated in 1912 as the Hercules Powder Company following the breakup of the Du Pont explosives monopoly by the U.S. Circuit Court in 1911. Hercules Powder Company became Hercules, Inc. in 1966, operating under this name until 2008, when it was merged into Ashland Inc..
An earlier Hercules Powder Company was formed in 1882 by Du Pont and Laflin & Rand Powder Company. This company was dissolved on June 30, 1904.
Subject ID: 91334
MoreHercules, Inc., was a chemical and munitions manufacturing company based in Wilmington, Delaware, incorporated in 1912 as the Hercules Powder Company following the breakup of the Du Pont explosives monopoly by the U.S. Circuit Court in 1911. Hercules Powder Company became Hercules, Inc. in 1966, operating under this name until 2008, when it was merged into Ashland Inc..
An earlier Hercules Powder Company was formed in 1882 by Du Pont and Laflin & Rand Powder Company. This company was dissolved on June 30, 1904.
Subject ID: 91334
Subject ID: 91334