Pacific Chemical and Fertilizer Company

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Pacific Chemical and Fertilizer Company

1890-1956

Pacific Chemical and Fertilizer Co. started corporate life as the North Pacific Phosphate and Fertilizer Co. in 1890, changed its name in 1894 to Pacific Guano and Fertilizer Co., and
finally to Pacific Chemical and Fertilizer Co. in 1944. Pacific Guano and Fertilizer Co. (1894-1944) bought out Hawaiian Fertilizer Co. in 1922 and incorporated its own northern
California operations as Pacific Guano Co. in 1935. The detailed corporate history follows:

1890-Chartered, May 23, for 50 years, as North Pacific Phosphate and Fertilizer Co. with headquarters at Honolulu, mining guano on Layson Island on a lease from the Hawaiian
government to sell to the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands markets.

1894-Reorganized as Pacific Guano and Fertilizer Co. to manufacture fertilizer at Honolulu. --Established first plant for mixing fertilizer in Kalihi.

1897-Established second plant at Iwilei.

1905-Purchased N. Ohlandt Co., a fertilizer factory, at San Francisco in order to expand sales to the northern California market, April 10.

1907-Established new factory in West Berkeley, Calif., January. --Purchased half interest in a superphosphate factory at Los Angeles owned by Stauffer Chemical Co. in order to obtain a supply of phosphates for Hawaiian market; jointly incorporated new company as Union Superphosphate Co., February 27.

1912-Leased whole plant and property of Union Phosphate Co. for five years, October 1.

1922-Purchased Hawaiian Fertilizer Co. of Honolulu, PG&F's major Hawaiian islands manufacturing competitor, March 22; acquired Geo. H. Croley Co. of San Francisco in deal with
Hawaiian Fertilizer. Croley manufactured poultry feed.

1925-Established new Iwilei plant, December.

1927-Established Hilo factory, October.

1931-Established Kahului, Maui plant, May 1.

1933-Closed Geo. H. Croley Co., California, previously owned by Hawaiian Fertilizer Co.

1935-Sold Union Superphosphate Co. back to Stauffer Chemical Co. in Los Angeles; incorporated northern California manufacturing operations as Pacific Guano Co., a wholly
owned subsidiary, June 30, under California law.

1944-Renamed company Pacific Chemical and Fertilizer Co., with manufacturing center and headquarters at Honolulu; amended Articles of Association to engage in manufacture of
phosphates and fertilizers, April 30.

Sources: Subject Catalogue of Hawaii State Archives under North Pacific Phosphate and Fertilizer Co., Pacific Guano and Fertilizer Co., and Hawaiian Fertilizer Co.; items in collection of Pacific Chemical and Fertilizer Co.

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