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Cook Paint and Varnish Company was a paint and varnish manufacturer in the Kansas City metropolitan area from 1913 until 1991. ==History== The paint factory was established in 1913 at 21st and Broadway in Kansas City by Charles R. Cook. (1884-1949)〔http://kchistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Local&CISOPTR=31499&CISOBOX=1&REC=1〕 In 1927 it moved to North Kansas City, Missouri.〔http://kchistory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/Local&CISOPTR=636&CISOBOX=1&REC=19〕〔http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/lehman/chrono.html?company=cook_paint_and_varnish_co〕 In 1991 the company was split up with Sherwin Williams, Valspar〔http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Valspar_Corp_acquires_Cook_Paint_Varnish_Paint_Bus_from_Cook_Paint_and_Varnish_Co-239364020〕 and Davis Paints in Kansas CIty. Some paints are still sold under the Cook brand by Davis Paint in Kansas City.〔http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/lehman/chrono.html?company=cook_paint_and_varnish_co〕 The most visible connection to North Kansas City is the Cook Composites & Polymers Co. which is a subsidiary of Total S.A. and was run for many years by D. Patrick Curran, grandson of C.R. Cook.〔Cook Composites builds new education center in NKC - Kansas City Business Journal - August 25, 2006〕 It claims to be largest producer of polyester gel coats in the world and that, along with its affiliates, it is the second-largest producer of coating resins in the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cook Paint and Varnish Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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