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1967

In 1967, as a member of a European consortium, Tate & Lyle expanded its interests in beet sugar outside of Britain by investing in the Say beet sugar factories in France.

1973

Lyle, President and Chief Executive Officer, has in excess of 45 years experience in the automotive floor covering business since he started his career with the Redfield Corporation in 1973 where he served as Manufacturing Manager.

Tate & Lyle's diversification and expansion abroad proved to be the right course when Britain joined the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973.

1981

Lyle Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty automotive and transport carpeting, was founded in 1981 by Lamar and Loutrelle Lyle in Dalton, Georgia.

Because of the "crisis of overcapacity" since membership in the EEC, the company closed its Liverpool refinery in 1981 to help reestablish a better balance between supply and demand.

In 1981 Tate & Lyle's Redpath Industries entered a joint venture with John Labatt to produce high fructose corn syrup for the soft drink industry.

1985

1985: Several United States beet sugar factories are acquired, forming basis of the Western Sugar Company.

1991

In April 1991 Stephen Brown was hired by Shaw as group managing director and heir apparent.

Amstar was renamed Domino Sugar in 1991.

1992

In 1992 Larry Pillard was hired away from Staley competitor Cargill, Incorporated to run Staley, and Pillard improved the situation by turning Staley into the lowest cost competitor and by finding additional markets for the company's products.

1998

In June 1998 Shaw retired from his position as chairman after his long tenure of transformative leadership.

Tate & Lyle became the leading producer of citric acid in the world in 1998 by purchasing the citric acid business of Haarmaan & Reimer, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, for $219 million.

2000

In August 2000 Tate & Lyle entered into a joint agreement with Du Pont to develop bio-based polymers.

2001

Further divestments came in 2001, including the sale of the company's interest in Zambia Sugar.

2001: Company announces that it has reached agreements to sell Western Sugar and Domino Sugar, thereby exiting from the United States sugar market.

2004

In April 2004 Tate & Lyle realigned its agreements with McNeil Nutritionals.

2022

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