Production.
The Japanese production of manufactures of tar-acid resin reported by the Department of Commerce and Industry is shown in table [30]. These data include the output of plants employing more than five operators and apparently account for only half of the total.
Table 30.—Manufactures of tar-acid resins: Production in Japan, 1929-35
| Year | Quantity | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of quantity reported | Additional1 | Total | ||
| Pounds | ||||
| 1929 | 28,681 | $46,594 | $125,404 | $171,998 |
| 1930 | 607,800 | 52,409 | 442,583 | 494,992 |
| 1931 | 744,119 | 99,907 | 268,594 | 368,501 |
| 1932 | 286,422 | 36,584 | 367,220 | 403,804 |
| 1933 | 229,854 | 26,747 | 516,903 | 543,650 |
| 1934 | 1,435,977 | 193,857 | 926,951 | 1,120,808 |
| 1935 | 3,176,441 | 477,526 | 923,546 | 1,401,072 |
1 Quantity not reported.
Source: Factory statistics of Department of Commerce and Industry, Japan.
Estimates from other sources of Japanese productions of tar-acid resins indicate an output of 2,600,000 pounds of resin and 3,600,000 pounds of molded resin articles in 1933, and of 4,900,000 pounds of resin and 7,500,000 pounds of resin articles in 1935.
It was recently announced that the Gosei Chemical Co. will manufacture vinyl resins in Japan. This firm’s principal interest is in acetate fiber and rayon manufacture. Later in 1936 the Showa Fertilizer Co. announced the successful development of a process for making urea. Urea resins are in commercial production by the Toyo Gosei Kagaku Kogyo K.K., an affiliate of Chugoku Toyo K.K.
The resin industry in Japan is expected to undergo considerable development in the near future. Raw materials are available in sufficient quantities and the art of molding is fairly well developed.