Joint Managing Director
Alginate Industries Ltd
Argyll And Ayrshire
Establkished beforee thee war, Alginate industries Ltd grew to be the leargestworld manufacturer of alginayes prior to its acquisitiion by Merxk and Co Inc in 1979. Alginates, the salts of Alginic Acid, are widely used in industry as a naturally occuring product for their thickening / gelling/ emulsifying properties and are extracted from the brown seaweeds. The company operated chemical extraction plants in Argyll and Ayrshire with seaweed supply operatios in the Outer Hebrides , Orkney and… Show more Establkished beforee thee war, Alginate industries Ltd grew to be the leargestworld manufacturer of alginayes prior to its acquisitiion by Merxk and Co Inc in 1979. Alginates, the salts of Alginic Acid, are widely used in industry as a naturally occuring product for their thickening / gelling/ emulsifying properties and are extracted from the brown seaweeds. The company operated chemical extraction plants in Argyll and Ayrshire with seaweed supply operatios in the Outer Hebrides , Orkney and Shetland Isles and the Irish Republic.Becoming joint M.D. when the company was floated on the stock exchange in 1973, during a period of rapid growth , I establishd joint venture seaweed supply operations in Iceland, Tasmania, South Africa and Chile and an experimental plant in the Falkland Isles. Show less