| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | 1946 in Springfield, Missouri, United States |
| Defunct | December 1, 1969 |
| Fate | Acquired by Syntex Agribusiness |
Area served | United States |
Key people |
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| Products | Agent Orange, Prist, Pantoplex |
| Parent | Syntex Agribusiness |
Hoffman-Taff was a Missouri chemical company founded in 1946[2] most well known for its role in the Times Beach Hazmat Incident.[3] During the years it operated the company produced several products, including Agent Orange for the Vietnam War,[4][5] Prist, a fuel additive for deicing,[6][2] and Pantoplex, an animal feed fortifier.[7]
In 1969 Syntex Agribusiness bought the company and its assets.[8]
- ^ Gribbin, John H. (1960). Industrial Research Laboratories of the United States. Washington, D.C: National Academy of Sciences. p. 245.
- ^ a b Flying Magazine. 1966. p. 12.
- ^ "SYNTEX FACILITY Site Profile". cumulis.epa.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Reimann, Matt (2017-03-28). "This Missouri town was so polluted the EPA just bought it and incinerated all the houses". Medium. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Hernan, Robert (2010). This Borrowed Earth: Lessons from the 15 Worst Environmental Disasters around the World. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230619838.
- ^ U.S. Trademark 72,192,177
- ^ U.S. Trademark 72,292,848
- ^ "SYNTEX AGRIBUSINESS, INC". bsd.sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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