Editing AlliedSignal (section)

==History==
The Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation originated with the 1920 merger of five chemical companies: Barrett Paving Materials (est. 1852), General Chemical Company (est. 1899), [[Jacob F. Schoellkopf Jr.|National Aniline & Chemical Company]] (est. 1917), [[Semet-Solvay Company]] (est. 1895), and the [[Solvay Process Company]] (est. 1881). The consolidation occurred with the backing of chemist [[William H. Nichols|William Nichols]], who became concerned about dependence on the German chemical industry during [[World War I]], and financier [[Eugene Meyer (financier)|Eugene Meyer]]. It acquired the Eltra Corporation in 1979.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cook |first1=David T. |title=Allied Corporation vs. the recession |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0414/041438.html |access-date=February 24, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |date=April 14, 1982}}</ref>

The company renamed itself the Allied Chemical Corporation in 1958, then simply the Allied Corp. in 1981. Allied merged with the [[Bendix Corporation]] in 1983, beginning the company's involvement in aerospace.

The Signal Companies traced their history to the Signal Gasoline Company, founded by Samuel B. Mosher in 1922. It renamed itself to Signal Gas & Oil in 1928 to reflect its expanding businesses. By the 1950s, Signal was the largest independent oil company on the [[West Coast of the United States]] and Mosher held large stakes in [[American President Lines]] and the [[Flying Tiger Line]]. In 1964, Signal merged with the [[Garrett AiResearch|Garrett Corporation]], an aerospace company. In 1967, they purchased [[Mack Trucks|Mack Truck]] for $85m US.<ref name="LAT-Shum">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Greg |title=Shumway Built Signal Into High-Tech Giant |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-16-fi-17603-story.html |access-date=17 May 2024 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=16 May 1985 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The combined company adopted "The Signal Companies" as its corporate name in 1968,<ref name="LAT-Shum" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.honeywell.com/sites/de/en/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523210046/http://www.honeywell.com/sites/de/en/ |url-status=dead |title=Businesses |website=Honeywell Germany |archive-date=May 23, 2009}}</ref> and in 1974, sold its original Oil operations to [[Burmah Oil]] for $480m.<ref name="LAT-Shum" />

The merger of Allied and Signal made aerospace the new company's largest business sector.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://www.honeywell.com/content/honeywell/us/en/home.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621062535/http://www51.honeywell.com/honeywell/about-us/our-history.html |url-status=dead |title=Home |archive-date=June 21, 2008 |website=Honeywell}}</ref> The combined company adopted the name Allied-Signal on September 19, 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalfinancialdata.com/articles/dow_jones.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421145454/http://www.globalfinancialdata.com/articles/dow_jones.html |url-status=dead |title=Dow Jones Industrial Average History<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=April 21, 2006}}</ref> It dropped the hyphen to become AlliedSignal in 1993 to reinforce a one-company image and signify the full integration of all of its businesses.<ref name="auto"/> Between 1992 and 1997, the company radically reduced the number of [[suppliers]] from whom parts and materials were purchased, downsizing its supply base from 10,000 to 2000, particularly by eliminating poorer performing suppliers and training those who remained.<ref>Minahan, T., "AlliedSignal Soars by Building Up Suppliers". ''Purchasing''. September 18, 1997. quoted in Moore, N. Y. ''et al.'' (2002), [https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/documented_briefings/2005/DB334.pdf "Implementing Best Purchasing and Supply Management Practices: Lessons from Innovative Commercial Firms"]. prepared for the US Air Force, Rand, pages 17 and 83. Accessed 14 July 2024.</ref>

On June 7, 1999, AlliedSignal acquired [[Honeywell]] for $14.8 billion and adopted the latter's more recognizable name.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-06-08-9906080198-story.html| title=AlliedSignal to purchase Honeywell; $14.8 billion merger to form bigger player in aerospace, defense; 'An exciting natural fit'; Honeywell to leave Minn. headquarters; 4,500 jobs to be cut; Electronics| newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]| date=June 8, 1999| access-date=December 14, 2024| url-access=subscription}}</ref>