Corporate Body

Hoechst Australia Ltd (1964 - c. 1999)

From
1964
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
To
c. 1999
Functions
Chemical Industries, Pharmaceuticals or Medical Aids and Manufacturing Industry
Reference No
ABN: 19 008 443 285
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

Hoechst Australia Ltd was established in 1964. The company manufactured industrial chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals. It had plants in many suburbs including Altona and Moorabbin. In January 1997, Hoechst Australia sold its polyolefin operations at Altona to Kemcor Australia. In or around 1999 the global Hoechst company was bought out by Aventis, which is today called Sanofi-aventis.

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