…Its official name is the British American Tobacco Co., and in the old China it was called Ying Mei Yan Gongsi. It was established in 1902 with capital of $24 million through the merger of the American Tobacco Co. and the Imperial Tobacco Co., and is a multinational corporation with factories in Asia and Africa. From BAT Industries...Headquarters: London. Founded in 1902 as British-American Tobacco Co. Ltd., which inherited the business of American Tobacco Co., the American tobacco company of James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925) and British Imperial Tobacco Co. Ltd. In 1911, due to the US antitrust law, American Tobacco Co. sold its shares, and the company became a wholly British company. ... *Some of the terminology referenced in "British American Tobacco Co." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…正称はBritish American Tobacco Co.で,旧中国では英美煙公司と呼んだ。1902年,アメリカ資本のAmerican Tobacco Co.とイギリス資本のImperial Tobacco Co.とが合併し資本金2400万ドルで設立された,アジア,アフリカにも工場を持つ多国籍企業である。… 【B.A.T.インダストリーズ[会社]】より…本社ロンドン。アメリカのタバコ王デュークJames Buchanan Duke(1856‐1925)のアメリカン・タバコ会社American Tobacco Co.とイギリスのインペリアル・タバコ会社Imperial Tobacco Co.Ltd.などのタバコ会社の事業を継承するブリティッシュ・アメリカン・タバコ会社British‐American Tobacco Co.Ltd.として1902年に設立された。11年アメリカの独占禁止法により,アメリカン・タバコ会社が株式を手放したため,完全にイギリスの会社となった。… ※「British American Tobacco Co.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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