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A timeline of chemical manufacturing

The greatest events in the history of chemistry. From ancient times to the present

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4000 BC Glassmaking, brickmaking, and copper smelting are practiced.

3000 BC Coal is used as a fuel petroleum and bitumen (asphalt) in adhesives, waterproofing and roads.

3100 BC Candles are in use.

2200 BC Crude oil is refined in China for lamps and heating.

1750 BC The Sumerians brew beer.

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	12 May 08 00:00	History of the synthetic rubber industry
	12 May 08 00:00	Scale drove adoption of chemical engineering
	12 May 08 00:00	Herbert Dow, founder of Dow Chemical, took on competitors and the German bromine cartel
	12 May 08 00:00	Polyethylene: discovered by accident 75 years ago
	12 May 08 00:00	Germany beat the British to dominate dyes
	12 May 08 00:00	Chemical industry mergers and acquisitions (M&A) a sign of things to come