In 1924 Brunner Mond acquired the Magadi Soda Company of Kenya and in 1926 Brunner Mond was one of the four main companies – along with British Dyestuffs Corporation, Nobel's Explosives Limited, and the United Alkali Company – which took part in the merger which created the massive industrial combine Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Alfred Mond – son of Ludwig and Chairman of Brunner Mond – was a key figure along with Harry McGowan of Nobel's in bringing this merger about. The Brunner Mond business was absorbed into the Alkali Group of ICI, becoming one of the largest and most successful companies in the world (ICI acquired Crosfield and Gossage's chemicals business from Unilever in 1997.)
In 1924, Brunner Mond secured the Magadi Soda Company in Kenya. Two years later, Brunner Mond was part of a group of four major firms – British Dyestuffs Corporation, Nobel's Explosives Limited, and United Alkali Company – that collaborated to form Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Alfred Mond, son of Ludwig and head of Brunner Mond, played a key role in bringing this merger about. The Brunner Mond business was subsequently integrated into ICI's Alkali Group, emerging as one of the world's largest and most successful companies globally (ICI acquired Crosfield and Gossage's chemicals business from Unilever in 1997).