Lambson Limited (now Arkema/Sartomer)
UK photoinitiator specialist 1960-2019 — Speedcure + Quantacure lines for UV-curing formulators, founded by the Hall family, acquired by Arkema in July 2019.
About the company
Lambson Limited was britisches specialty chemicals company, founded 1960 of the Hall-Familie in Wetherby (West Yorkshire). HQ Clifford House, York Road, Wetherby (UK Companies House Co.No. 02838052). Fokus of Anfang an on Spezialchemie; Einstieg in UV-Photoinitiator-market in den 1980er Jahren. Mitte the 1990er Expansion after China for UV-Produktions-Standort. 2000 signifikante Erweiterung the Produktlinie durch acquisition the Quantacure-Photoinitiator-Range. Hauptprodukt-brand: Speedcure (UV-/UV-LED-Photoinitiatoren for Druckfarben, Coatings, Adhesives). Am 30. July 2019 of Arkema S.A. (Frankreich) acquired and in the Sartomer-Division integriert; to heute laufende brand-Konsolidation (lambson.com 301-redirected to sartomer.arkema.com). Wetherby-Site dient seitdem as ALTANA-globales Photoinitiator Center of Excellence with 35+ Mitarbeitern for R&D + Tech-Innovation. Juristische Entitaet "Lambson Limited" formal noch existent (UK Companies House aktiv), aber brand operativ in Sartomer aufgegangen → STATUS=merged.
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Industry story · Lifecycle
- 01.01.1960 Founding
Lambson founded by Hall family (1960)
In 1960 Lambson Ltd was founded by the Hall family in Wetherby (West Yorkshire, UK) as specialty chemicals manufacturer. UK Companies House Co.No. 02838052. Entry into UV photoinitiator market only in the 1980s — 20+ years independent before UV specialization.
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- 30.07.2019 Acquisition
Arkema acquires Lambson — integration into Sartomer (2019)
On 30 July 2019 Arkema S.A. (France) completed the acquisition of Lambson Ltd. Integration into Sartomer division as photoinitiator unit; Wetherby site became Photoinitiator Center of Excellence for entire Sartomer global operation. Lambson brand gradually consolidated into Sartomer (lambson.com 301-redirected to sartomer.arkema.com). Lambson Limited as entity remains UK-Companies-House-active but is operationally merged.
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