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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



December 1, 1920 



FRANCE 



Our pTench contemporary, Lc Caoutchouc et la Gutta-Percha, 

 announces that Dr. David Spcncc, the well-known rubber chemist 

 and authority on accelerators, will be a regular collaborator. 

 Dr. Spence is vice-president and general superintendent of the 

 Norwalk Tire & .Rubber Co., Norwalk, Connecticut. 



Societe Meridionale de Caoutchouc, at .\.r\iAy (Basses- 

 Pyrenees), witli a capital of 3,000,000 francs, has been formed 

 to manufacture rubber goods. The directors are Messieurs 

 Fillcul and Disson. 



Societe Le Caoutchouc Industrie! du Sud, at 2 bis, rue de la 

 Riboti. Nice (AIpes-Maritimes), is capitalized at 350,000 francs. 

 The director is M. Letainturier. 



Willig ct Ottoz, at Aubervtlliers (Seine), will manufacture 

 soles, heels and various other rubl«;r articles. 



FRENCH RUBBER IMPORTS 



According to an official publication, France imported during 

 1919, 32,453 tons of crude rubber compared with 19,927 tons 

 in 1918. The amounts for the past year were derived as fol- 

 lows : 3,235 tons from Brazil ; 12,638 tons from England ; 517 

 tons from French Congo; 321 tons from Senegal; 1,006 tons 

 from West Africa ; 8,294 tons from the East Indies ; 6,442 tons 

 from other countries. The total value was 216,130,000 francs. 



During 1919 the imports of manufactured rubber goods totaled 

 and Industrial Commission granted licenses to the value of 

 40,200,000 Fimiish marks. 



NORWAY 



The statistics of Norway's imports of rubber manufactures 

 for the January-June period of 1920 are herewith given, together 

 with those of 1914. The official figures are quoted in weight : 



lanu.irv- 

 June, I914 



Soles, rings, and matting, etc kilos 438,095 



Galoshes kilos 285,718 



Tanuary- 



/une, 1920 



103,248 



57.554 



RUBBER IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF FRANCE 



STATISTICS of rubber imports and exports of France during 

 1913, 1918 and 1919 are given in Table I. the weights in 

 metric tons of 2,204.6 pounds, and the values in francs and dol- 

 lars. Table II shows the values, in francs and dollars, of rubber 

 exports to and imports from the United States, Great Britain, 

 Italy, Spain, and .Argentina in 1919 . 



Out of a total of 17,441 tons of crude rubber, 11,286 tons, 

 valued 79,4S7,0(X) francs ($10,884,522), came from Great Britain, 

 no imports from the United States being given in the French 



T.VBLE I 

 1913 1918 



, ^ , , ' 



Metric Tons Francs Dollars Metric Tons Francs 



Imposts — 

 Rublwr: 



Crude 17,441 122.783.000 $23,697,119 18,974 133,578.000 ! 



Manufactured 3,326 44,386,000 8,566,498 6,438 112,851,000 



Exports — 

 Rubber: 



Crude 16,687 75,537,000 14,578,641 2,564 18,050,000 



Manufactxired 6,930 100,288,000 19,355,584 4.177 95,888,000 



T.^BLE II 

 United States Great Britain Italy 



J^ ^ A ^ ^ A ^ 



Francs Dollars Francs Dollars F"rancs Dollars 



Imports 

 Rubber, and manufactures of; 



Crude 79,457,000 $10,884,522 



Manufactured 76,977,000 $10,544,795 186,581,000 25,559,042 2,434,000 $333,425 



Exports 

 Rubber goods 42,003,000 5,753,836 11,332,000 1.552,329 



T.ABLE III 

 RhenisJi Provinces, 

 Occupied Territoo' Other Germany 



Metric Tons Francs Dollars Metric Tons Francs 



Exports 

 Rubber goods 1.407 25,224.000 3,455,342 150 3,098,000 



1919 



Dollars Metric Tons Francs 



Doltara 



23,853,214 30,698 216,113,000 $29,604,522 



20.151,9«4 13,022 270,227,000 37,017,397 



3.J23.214 9,910 69,770,000 9,557,534 



17,122,857 11,163 225,851,000 30,938,493 



Spain 



.Argentina 



Fia 



Dollars 



Francs 



Dollars 



12,080.000 $1,654,795 3,822,000 $523,563 



Totals 



Dollars 



424,384 



Metric Tons Francs Dollars 



1.557 28,322,000 3,879,726 



11,772 tons, valued 221,134,000 francs. These goods were 

 chiefly of American origin. 



BULGARIA 

 In the list of goods which may be imported into Bulgaria 

 without previous authorization are : Erasers for school use, rubber 

 tubing, belting and articles of rubber or gutta percha, excepting 

 motor tires other than for motor lorries and omnibuses. 



DENMARK 



The volume of imports and exports of rubber from Denmark 

 for 1918, 1919, compared with 1913, is as follows: 



Imports Exports 



1913 1918 

 Rubber: 



Rav, tons 1,153 



Manufactures 10,126 



1919 



59 7,097 

 614 20,681 



1913 



768 



1918 



1919 



FINUVND 



Uuriiig the period from January 1 to July 31, 1920, out of 

 applications for licenses to import into Finland rubber and rub- 

 ber products to the value of 63,100,000 Finnish marks (Finnish 

 mark equals $0,193 at normal exchange) the Finnish Trade 



statistics. Of the imports of inanufactured rubber Great Britain 

 supplied 9,214 tons, valued 186,581,000 francs ($25,559,042), while 

 the United States sent 3,469 tons, worth 76,977,000 francs ($10,- 

 544,795). 



Great Britain was France's best customer for rubber goods 

 as well as her chief source of supplies of crude rubber. FreiKh 

 exports to Germany during 1919 are given in Table III, the 

 trade with the Rhenish Provinces, occupied by the Allied Annies, 

 and that with other Germany being shown separately. 



The condition of trade in rubber goods between France and 

 the United States during and after the war is shown by the fol- 

 lowing statistics of the invoiced value of rubber exports declared 

 at the Paris consulate general for shipment to the United States 

 during 1918 and 1919: 



, 1918 



India rubber scrap $34,413 



Rubber goods 52,575 



1919 

 $280,448 



Factories handling rubber goods are among those which have 

 taken the longest to recover their former activity. 



