Anglo Belgian India Rubber Company

By 1898 there were no longer any british shareholders and the anglo belgian india rubber company changed its name to the abir congo company and its residence for tax purposes to the free state.

Anglo belgian india rubber company.

The company was founded with british and belgian capital and was based in belgium. Portuguese east india company. Anglo belgian india rubber company. Swedish east india company.

Austrian east india company. By 1898 there were no longer any british shareholders and the anglo. French east india company. Danish east india company.

The abir congo company founded as the anglo belgian india rubber company and later known as the compagnie du congo belge was the company appointed to exploit natural rubber in the congo free state. Joseph conrad king leopold had squeezed revenue through a rein of terrorism and exploitation of resources. The compagnie du katanga and compagnie des grands lacs were given smaller concessions in the south and east respectively. In the north the société anversoise was given 160 000 km 2 62 000 sq mi while the anglo belgian india rubber company abir was given a comparable territory in the south.

An example given is the 700 percent profits of the anglo belgian india rubber and exploration company abir. Abir enjoyed a boom through the late 1890s by selling a kilogram of rubber in europe for up to 10 fr which had cost them just 1 35 fr. British east india company. International association of the congo.

The german east africa company. He is looking at the severed hand and foot of his five year old daughter boali a victim of the anglo belgian india rubber company militia and there in front of him on the palm matting are. Following the relinquish casement report human rights investigator roger david casement documented abuses and killings in the congo free state. The abir congo company founded as the anglo belgian india rubber company and later known as the compagnie du congo belge was the company appointed to exploit natural rubber in the congo free state.

Shipments from belgium of. Since the profits on rubber were low compared with ivory or slaves great pressure had to be brought to bear to encourage newly subjected villagers to forsake their agricultural. The company was granted a large concession in the north of the. The abir congo company founded as the anglo belgian india rubber company and later known as the compagnie du congo belge was a company that exploited natural rubber in the congo free state the private property of king leopold ii of belgium the company was founded with british and belgian capital and was based in belgium.