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British Nylon Spinners (BNS) was a British company set up in 1940 by ICI and Courtaulds to produce nylon yarn. In 1964 it was taken over by ICI after ICI had tried and failed to take over Courtaulds. ==The Beginning== In 1939, ICI took out a licence to manufacture nylon fibre. Realizing that they needed the experience of a specialized textile firm, ICI formed a partnership with Courtaulds, who were leading suppliers of viscose rayon. In January 1940 they registered British Nylon Spinners as a limited company with a nominal capital of £300,000 and took equal shares in the company. The product was badly needed to make parachutes, especially after Japan’s entry into the war in December 1941 blocked supplies of silk.〔(Historybook ) AkzoNobel, p 235〕〔Times Jan 3,1940; pg. 12〕 In March 1940 Courtaulds announced that they were building a plant which would go into production in the Autumn.〔The Times 15 March 1940, p 3〕 A year later they announced that the plant had gone into production.〔The Times March 12, 1941; pg. 9〕 In February 1949 the C.I.C.〔Not sure what these letters stand for.〕 granted permission to increase the capital from £ 6 million to £ 8 million.〔The Times Feb 01, 1949; pg. 7〕 In March 1945 it was announced that they had purchased a site in South Wales〔The Times March 20, 1945, pg. 7〕 In November 1945, it was announced that Mr F. C. Bagnall had been appointed Managing Director of the company, which was based in Coventry.〔The Times Nov 05, 1945; pg. 7〕 In May 1947 ICI announced that they were building a new plant in Billingham to make nylon polymer. This would have a capacity of 10,000 lb. per annum. Some of this polymer would go to Plastics Division but most would go to BNS. During the war polymer had been made in Huddersfield and used to make parachutes, rope and other materials.〔The Times May 09, 1947; pg. 10〕 In July 1948 Courtaulds announced that the Pontypool factory was near completion but there were delays owing to shortage of construction materials.〔The Times Jul 12, 1948; pg. 8〕 In July 1949 Courtaulds announced that production had begun at Pontypool in the previous April. They expected full production to be reached by the end of the year. Most production would have to be exported under Government direction.〔The Times Jul 05, 1949; pg. 8;〕 When completed, the Pontypool site had: a production plant, a building devoted to testing and developing the products to support their successful use by customers, an administration block and a Research and Development block. The site is in the parish of Mamhilad. Most of the buildings were still present in 2011.〔They can be found at the junction, near Little Mill, between the A4042 and the minor road to Mamhilad〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「British Nylon Spinners」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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