Quizzy "13"

OK here we go, what's betting Ken gets this straight away 

I am a global company, prior to my fame for a particular product I made something completely different, something you would not expect from me.

What is my company name, what did I become famous for, what was the product I used to make ? 

Yamaha  - started selling pianos and organs, then started manufacturing motorcycles.

Wrigley  - started selling soap and baking powder, now famous for chewing gum.

Colgate-soap,candles and starch .Famous for toothpaste.

3M --the mineral corundum used in the manufature of grinding wheels.Famous for adhesive tape,post it notes and many other products.

Avon-books, famous for cosmetics and personal care products..

Dupont-gunpowder.Famous for chemicals

Tiffany and Co.-stationery. Famous for jewellery.

Nintendo-playing cards.Famous for video games.

Nokia-paper mill.Famous for mobile phones.

You have the correct company there Ken, and what they're famous for now, but you haven't quite got the product that they originally made, well the one which I'm looking for. To give you a clue, I got the quizzy from my RNLI magazine. 

Just to leave it a little more open I'm not saying which is the correct company  

That's the one John, Nokia made rubber that went to make wellies. I got my info from the RNLI mag but there is a headline from the Guardian which reads "How Nokia went from wellies to world beaters - before the world caught up"

Now, problem, you and Ken got half the answer each. I'll let you toss a coin and see who gets the next go. If you think that's fair 

John can have it because he was first with the correct answer. I was in bed asleep.I knew Nokia made Wellington boots or galoshes maybe 35 years after the pulp mill was established.I don't get to see all the clues because it's sleep time in Australia while it's afternoon and night in the UK and that's ok.

Looks like John is letting you have this one Ken 

Thanks John, next time there's a draw between you'll have to have a go.