A Brief History of F2 Chemicals Ltd
1992 F2 Chemicals Ltd was established as BNFL Fluorochemicals Ltd, a diversification business belonging to British Nuclear Fuels plc (BNFL), to develop a chemical business based on BNFL's fluorine generation expertise.
1992 A research and development programme was started in collaboration with the Universities of Durham and Leicester to develop selective direct fluorination technology for utilising fluorine as a fluorinating agent for the production of organic compounds.
1993 The Company acquired the Flutec® perfluorocarbon fluids business from Rhône-Poulenc and constructed a new production plant in Preston.
2000 Due to a change of corporate strategy, BNFL sold the company to a consortium of Asahi Glass Company Ltd and Mitsubishi Corporation.
2000 FDA pre-approval audit for the manufacture of cGMP Perfluorobutane.
2008 The company was acquired by Resonac (called Showa Denko KK at that time).
2008 Second FDA audit for the pre-approval of the manufacture of cGMP Perfluorobutane.
2014 Fluorine generation capacity expanded.
2016 Production expansion and improvement for the manufacture of Octafluoropropane.
2025 On 4th September, the company was acquired by Rcapital, returning to British ownership.