| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:company 
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                                | gptkbp:acquiredBy | gptkb:Ashland_Inc. 
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                                | gptkbp:acquisitionYear | 2008 
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                                | gptkbp:category | companies based in Wilmington, Delaware defunct chemical companies of the United States
 
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                                | gptkbp:defunct | 2008 
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                                | gptkbp:fate | acquired 
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                                | gptkbp:founded | 1912 
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                                | gptkbp:founder | gptkb:DuPont 
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                                | gptkbp:headquarters_location | gptkb:Wilmington,_Delaware,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:industry | gptkb:chemical_industry 
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                                | gptkbp:notableProduct | cellulose derivatives polymer products
 Hercules Powder
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfEmployees | approximately 4,500 (2007) 
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                                | gptkbp:origin | spun off from DuPont 
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                                | gptkbp:products | chemicals food additives
 resins
 paper chemicals
 water treatment chemicals
 
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                                | gptkbp:stockExchange | gptkb:New_York_Stock_Exchange 
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                                | gptkbp:stockSymbol | gptkb:HPC 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Ashland_Inc. 
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                                | gptkbp:website | www.herc.com 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Ashland_Inc. gptkb:Hercules_Incorporated's_hydrocarbon_resins_business_(2011)
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Hercules Incorporated 
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