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Luxfer Holdings Plc

A maker of high-pressure gas cylinders and specialty magnesium alloys, Luxfer supplies aluminum and composite cylinders for firefighting breathing gear, medical oxygen, and alternative fuels, while its magnesium and zirconium products serve aerospace, defense, and industry. Its name comes from the Latin for "light-bearer," born from the Luxfer Prism Company, founded in 1897 in Chicago to make prismatic glass that carried sunlight into dark rooms—and it even hired a young Frank Lloyd Wright to design the tiles. In 1996 the group absorbed the historic Magnesium Elektron business, fusing the prism pioneer's name with a magnesium giant.