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Grace History: 1854-2005 |
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| 1854 |
William Russell Grace founds W. R. Grace & Co in Peru. |
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| 1885 |
William Russell Grace accepts the Statue of Liberty from France as the mayor of New York. |
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| 1921 |
Dewey and Almy develop the first can sealants to replace lead solder. |
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| 1933 |
Dewey and Almy enters the cement business by creating a new class of cement processing additives. |
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| 1942 |
The world's first manufacturing plant for fluid cracking catalysts opens at Curtis Bay Works in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. |
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| 1954 |
Grace acquires Davison Chemical Company and Dewey and Almy Chemical Company. |
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| 1960s - 1970s |
Grace establishes operations throughout Asia Pacific. |
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| 1960s - 1990s |
Grace continues to innovate with the introduction of breakthrough technologies, from refining technologies to innovative coatings applications, from self-adhesive waterproofing membranes, polycarboxylic concrete admixtures, to revolutionary oxygen-scavenging seals for beer bottle crowns. |
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| 1986 |
Grace China Ltd. registers as the first foreign-owned company licensed to operate in the People's Republic of China. |
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| 2002 |
Grace Davison Engineering Materials establishes China Coating Technical Service Center in Shunde, Guangdong. |
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| 2005 |
Grace expands reach in China with the opening of a new office in Shanghai and a technical service center in Beijing. |
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| 2006 |
Grace Trading (Shanghai) Ltd. Co., and Grace Discovery Sciences (Asia) Technical Service Center are established in Shanghai. |
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