American Cyanamid Company

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:American_Home_Products
gptkbp:defunct 1994
gptkbp:founded 1907
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Franklin_Olin
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Wayne,_New_Jersey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American Cyanamid Company
gptkbp:industry chemicals
gptkbp:notableEmployee gptkb:William_S._Stavropoulos
gptkbp:notableEvent subject of 1991 Supreme Court case: American Cyanamid Co. v. U.S. Surgical Corp.
Superfund site litigation
involved in Agent Orange production
involved in DDT production
involved in litigation over environmental contamination
gptkbp:notableInvention patent for tetracycline antibiotics
gptkbp:notableProduct agricultural chemicals
antibiotics
herbicides
pharmaceuticals
fertilizers
plastics
pigments
fibers
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:stockSymbol ACY
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Lederle_Laboratories
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brewster,_Florida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6