| Year | Detail |
|---|
| 1897 |
Pennycuick founded the Luxfer Prism Company in April 1897 in Chicago, Illinois. Luxfer comes from the Latin term “lux,” which means light, and from “ferre,” which means to carry or bear. |
| 1935 |
The company’s name was changed to Magnesium Elektron Limited, and a new magnesium production plant was established at Clifton Junction in North Manchester, England, with an initial capacity of 1,500 tonnes per annum. |
| 1941 |
The company founded Luxfer Gas Cylinders after producing the first hot-extruded seamless aluminum cylinder to supply mortar shell casings and rocket bodies for bazookas during the Korean War. |
| 1999 |
Luxfer acquired Tanks D’Art, which developed the technology to efficiently screen print cylinders with customized labels and graphics, to build cylinder customization options for several markets. |
| 2012 |
Luxfer acquired Dynetek Industries Ltd., a company specialized in compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders and alternative fuel (AF) systems for buses and heavy-goods vehicles, to expand its foothold in high-pressure gas cylinders. |
| 2014 |
Luxfer acquired Vexxel Composites, LLC, a manufacturer of high-pressure composite cylinders for the containment of compressed natural gas (CNG). |
| 2021 |
Luxfer acquired Structural Composites Industries, a North American composite cylinder manufacturer, to broaden its portfolio in aerospace, life support, and other markets. |
| 2022 |
ULEMCo and Luxfer collaborated to make vehicles hydrogen-ready and produce the clean gas to deliver GHG emission savings. |
