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. - United States Tariff Commission

[Thousands of marks]
Destination	1934	1935	1936	1937¹
Austria	259	352	446	593
Belgium	215	259	297	420
Czechoslovakia	347	345	604	825
Denmark	316	391	473	540
France	626	651	680	734
Great Britain	1,247	563	596	844
Hungary	240	135	182	(²)
Italy	252	359	523	615
Netherlands	530	572	645	1,031
Spain	225	302	178	57
Sweden	415	457	463	691
Switzerland	721	705	714	749
Other European countries	370	618	706	(²)
Argentina	250	207	194	(²)
Brazil	46	77	109	(²)
Other Latin American countries	17	18	75	(²)
All other countries	501	427	436	2,692
Total	6,577	6,438	7,321	9,791

¹ Preliminary.

² Included in all other countries.

Source: Official German statistics.

GREAT BRITAIN[14]

As in most other countries, the history of the synthetic-resin industry in Great Britain begins with the acquisition of rights by a British concern to manufacture under the original Bakelite patents. The Damard Lacquer Co., Ltd. was probably the pioneer maker of phenolic resins in England. The principal product was a baking lacquer sold under the trade name Damarda, marketed for and used principally as a coating to prevent corrosion on brass. The outbreak of the World War created such an urgent demand for laminated materials that this firm started production of them for the British Government. In 1926 this concern was merged with Mouldesite, Ltd. and Redmanol, Ltd., under the name of Bakelite, Ltd.

Production.

Statistics of production of synthetic resins in Great Britain are available only for 1934 and 1935. They are given in table [25].

Table 25.—Synthetic resins: Production in Great Britain, 1934 and 1935

Type	1934	1935
	Pounds	Pounds
Solid, liquid, cured, uncured, and hardened	25,558,400	13,283,200
Molding powder, 50 percent or more resin		25,872,000
Laminated sheets, rods, blocks, tubes	1,164,800	1,646,400
Total	26,723,200	40,801,600