Chemical Industry of Stockton
The first chemical company in the area started in 1833, other companies did not start to appear until Bolckow and Vaughan discovered salt under their Cleveland iron works in 1863. Salt was then discovered at other locations across the Teesside region and a number of other companies emerged.
The First World War highlighted the need in Britain to produce its own chemicals and in 1926 a number of companies merged to form a new company with the aim of producing chemicals for the British Empire - Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Other chemical companies also started to emerge and British Steel also played a major part in the region's economy and growth.
