Texas Gulf Sulphur Company
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The Texas Gulf Sulphur Company was one of the largest sulfur mining companies in the world from 1919 to 1981. By 1925 the company controlled 40% of the U.S. sulfur market.[1] It was formed in 1909 and acquired in 1981, after expanding across the United States from Texas into Mexico, Canada, and Ethiopia.
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Formerly | The Gulf Sulphur Company |
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Industry | Sulfur mining |
Founded | December 23, 1909 in Texas, United States |
Defunct | 1981 |
Fate | Acquired by Elf Aquitaine |
Headquarters | Texas , United States |
Areas served | Texas, St. Louis, Mexico, Ethiopia, Ontario |
Key people | Seeley W. Mudd (president 1916-) |
Products | Sulfur |
Owners | Elf Aquitaine since 1981 |
Subsidiaries | Cia. Exploradora del Istmo, S.A., Texas Africa Exploration Company |
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SEC v. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co in 1981 was the first insider trading case on the federal level in the country.[2]