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  2. Exploding trousers - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...

  3. List of companies of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Many of the largest companies lost ground and new enterprises were established. [1] New Zealand companies are dependent on international trade, mainly with Australia, the European Union, the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada. The major capital market is the New Zealand Exchange, known as the NZX.

  4. List of herbicides - Wikipedia

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    The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. [1] The University of Hertfordshire maintains a database of the chemical and biological properties of these materials, [2] including their brand names and the countries and dates where and when they have been ...

  5. Kempthorne Prosser - Wikipedia

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    Kempthorne Prosser & Co. Ltd, also known as the New Zealand Drug Company Ltd, was the leading drug and fertiliser manufacturer in New Zealand from 1869 until 1978. The company's full name was Kempthorne Prosser & Co.'s New Zealand Drug Co. Ltd , established in the South Island city of Dunedin .

  6. List of nationalizations by country - Wikipedia

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    2003 The Labour Government took an 80% stake in near-bankrupt national air carrier Air New Zealand in exchange for a large financial infusion. 2004 The rest of the country's rail network is purchased from Toll New Zealand, formerly Tranz Rail. A new state owned enterprise, ONTRACK, was established to maintain the rail infrastructure.

  7. List of companies of the European Union - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable European companies. For further information on the types of business entities in this union and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in the European Union". Volkswagen is the largest company in European Union and the largest car manufacturer in the world by revenue. [1] [2] Volkswagen AG headquarters in ...

  8. List of statutes of New Zealand (1928–1931) - Wikipedia

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    The above list may not be current and will contain errors and omissions. For more accurate information try: Walter Monro Wilson, The Practical Statutes of New Zealand, Auckland: Wayte and Batger 1867; The Knowledge Basket: Legislation NZ; New Zealand Legislation Includes some imperial and provincial acts. Only includes acts currently in force ...

  9. Imperial Chemical Industries - Wikipedia

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    Map showing Imperial Chemical Industries sales regions, offices and factories in the United Kingdom in May 1955. In the 1940s and 1950s, the company established its pharmaceutical business and developed a number of key products, including Paludrine (1940s, an anti-malarial drug), [5] halothane (1951, an inhalational anaesthetic agent), propofol (1977, an intravenous anaesthetic agent), [13 ...