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Charles
Pfizer & Company opens as a fine-chemicals business. The
Company produces its first medical breakthrough product, candied
santonin-a palatable antiparasitic. |
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First
domestic production of tartaric acid and cream of tartar, vital
to food and chemical industries, is launched by Pfizer. |
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Many
of the drugs Union forces use during the Civil War are supplied
by Pfizer. In 1868, Pfizer opens new corporate offices at 81
Maiden Lane in Manhattan's Wall Street district to accommodate
growth experienced during the war. |
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Using
imported concentrates of lemon and lime, Pfizer begins manufacturing
citric acid, which becomes the Company's main product and the
launching pad of its growth in the years to follow. |
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Spurred
by America's westward expansion, Pfizer opens offices and a
warehouse in Chicago, Illinois, its first location outside New
York. |
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