Synthetic resins and their raw materials / A survey of the types and uses of synthetic resins, the organization of the industry, and the trade in resins and raw materials, with particular references to factors essential to tariff consideration. Under the general provisions of section 332, title III, part II, Tariff act of 1930.

by United States Tariff Commission

⁴ Resists alcohols, aliphatic hydrocarbons, and oils. Soluble in ketones and esters; swells in aromatic hydrocarbons.

⁵ Soluble in ketones, esters, and aromatic hydrocarbons.

⁶ 48 hours.

⁷ Soluble in ketones and esters; softened by alcohols; little affected by hydrocarbons.

Note.—The values for the properties in this table are based upon maximum and minimum figures submitted to Modern Plastics by a number of manufacturers of each type of material. Differences in test procedure and sizes of test specimens may lead to erroneous conclusions in some cases if direct comparisons are attempted. Special grades of materials are often available which excel in one particular property.

Source: Modern Plastics, vol. 15, No. 2, opp. p. 120. October 1937.

15. SYNTHETIC RESINS IN OTHER COUNTRIES

Large-scale production of synthetic resins is confined principally to the United States, Germany, and Great Britain. There is small production in many other countries, of which the most important are France, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Canada, and Japan.

In 1934 the world output was estimated at 135 million pounds, of which the United States produced about 44 percent, Germany 26 percent, and Great Britain 24 percent. In 1937 world output was estimated at 360 million pounds, the United States’ share of the total being almost 50 percent, followed by 27 percent for Germany, 20 percent for Great Britain, and the remaining 3 percent scattered.