British American Tobacco Co.

Japanese: British American Tobacco Co.(英語表記)BritishAmericanTobaccoCo
British American Tobacco Co.

…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

Japanese:

…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。…

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