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Petrolite

Petrolite Corporation was an American manufacturer of chemicals. Founded in 1930 from the merger of the Tret-O-lite Company with the Petroleum Rectifying Company of California (PETRECO), it was subsequently merged into Baker Hughes Incorporated in 1997.

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Founded
1930
Founders
William S. Barnickel, Frederick G. Cottrell
Industry
Chemicals, manufacturing
Headquarters
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Brands
Tret-O-Lite
Defunct
1997

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Petrolite

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples25
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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Petrolite

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related to history · 16
Petrolite → Barnickel, Cottrell, Dr, During, Frederick, Missouri, Most, Oklahoma, Petrolite Corporation, Sapulpa, St Louis, The, Tret-O-lite Company, Wet, William, William Barnickel
Brands · 1
Petrolite → Tret-O-Lite
Defunct · 1
Petrolite → 1997
Fate · 1
Petrolite → Merged with Baker Hughes
Founded · 1
Petrolite → 1930
Founders · 1
Petrolite → William S. Barnickel, Frederick G. Cottrell
Headquarters · 1
Petrolite → St Louis, Missouri, United States
Industry · 1
Petrolite → Chemicals, manufacturing
Products · 1
Petrolite → Chemicals
Successor · 1
Petrolite → Baker Hughes

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barnickel crude oil chemicals founded cottrell corporation tret-o-lite merged water process california baker hughes missouri separate first company petreco william

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PetroliteBrandsTret-O-Lite1.00infobox
PetroliteDefunct19971.00infobox
PetroliteFateMerged with Baker Hughes1.00infobox
PetroliteFounded19301.00infobox
PetroliteFoundersWilliam S. Barnickel, Frederick G. Cottrell1.00infobox
PetroliteHeadquartersSt Louis, Missouri, United States1.00infobox
PetroliteIndustryChemicals, manufacturing1.00infobox
PetroliteProductsChemicals1.00infobox
PetroliteSuccessorBaker Hughes1.00infobox
Petroliterelated to historyPetrolite Corporation0.60section
Petroliterelated to historyWilliam0.60section
Petroliterelated to historyBarnickel0.60section

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