Synthetic resins and their raw materials

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.

This survey deals with the several commercially important types of synthetic resins covered by paragraphs 2, 11, and 28 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and with the raw materials necessary for their production. It is made under the general investigatory powers of the Tariff Commission as provided in section 332 of that act. The field of synthetic resins is a comparatively new one, most of its commercial development having occurred within the past 10 years. In 1937 the domestic output was more than 160 million pounds as compared with slightly more than 10 million pounds in 1927. The first important patents on synthetic resins were granted about 25 years ago. These patents covered phenolic resins probably intended for use as substitutes for certain natural resins. It was soon found that these synthetics offered possibilities of application vastly greater than the natural materials. At first progress in their application was slow as is usually the case with new products. During the World War the shortage of phenol promoted interest in the use of the other tar acids as raw materials for synthetic resins and intensive research developed resins from the cresols and higher boiling tar acids. These resins possessed properties sufficiently different from those made from phenol to establish them permanently. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 68224
Author: United States Tariff Commission
Release Date: Jun 2, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Publication Date: 1938
Publisher Country: United States