Aniline resin.—Panilax is an aniline-formaldehyde condensation product made in England. It has high electrical and thermal insulating properties, great mechanical strength, is odorless and odor repelling, and practically unaffected by water, oil, and alkalies.
Organization.
Most of the British producers of synthetic resins are members of the British Plastics Federation, Ltd.
Several years ago a 10-year contract was made between the Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. and the Toledo Synthetic Products Co. (now Plaskon Co.) of Toledo, Ohio. This agreement provides for an exchange of all technical and commercial information on urea-resin products and processes and the granting of free licenses under present or future patents.
Agreements probably also exist between the British Bakelite Co. and the American firm on tar-acid resins; between Nobel Chemical Finishes, Ltd. and E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. on alkyd resins; between British Thompson Houston Co., Ltd., and the General Electric Co. on alkyd resins; between Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd. and du Pont on acrylate resins; and between Beetle Products Co. and American Cyanamid Co. on urea resins.
Foreign trade in resins.
British imports of synthetic resins, by principal sources, are shown in table [26].
Table 26.—Synthetic resins: Imports into the United Kingdom, in selected years, 1930-36
| [1,000 pounds] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source | 1930 | 1931 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
| British countries. | 1 | (1) | 5 | 2 | 19 | 24 |
| Germany | 508 | 1,621 | 2,267 | 2,259 | 1,476 | 914 |
| Netherlands | 679 | 667 | 151 | 114 | (2) | (2) |
| UNITED STATES | 119 | 229 | 656 | 902 | 986 | 1,056 |
| All other countries | 65 | 281 | 246 | 257 | 323 | 435 |
| Total | 1,372 | 2,798 | 3,470 | 3,534 | 2,804 | 2,429 |
1 Less than 500.