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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



Seitember 1, 1921 



The Lcipzigcr Gummiwarcnfabrik Vulkan, Weiss & Bassk-r, 

 Leipzig, has become a stock company with a capital of 4,000,000 

 marks. 



The Deutsche Kautschuk-Aktiengesellschaft Berlin und Kam- 

 erun reports that its former possessions in the Kamerttn are in 

 the hands of the English. The trading post Duala is also ex- 

 ploited by Kn^l'sh, while a French house now operates the 

 branch at Bonaberi. At a recent meeting it was unanimously 

 decided to build up the enterprise again at the proper time. 



The Deutsche Kabelwerke Aktiengesellschaft. Bcrlin-Lichtcn- 

 bcrg. has increased its capital to 22,000,000 marks. The subsidi- 

 ary in England has been liquidated. The concern has several 

 more or less large claims outstanding in England, but it is not 

 clear how much of this will come into the company's possession. 



NEW FIRMS 



The Gunmmi- und X'crbandstoff Compagnie Goldhanimer & 

 Bernsdorf, Dresden, will manufacture and sell rubber products 

 and bandage material. 



Kolner Gummimantel-Vertriebs Gescllschaft m. b. H., Cologne 

 Commission agents. 



A Polish factory for rubber goods has been established at 

 Bromberg with capital of 15.000.000 marks. Most of the stock 

 is in the hands of Poles. 



D. Stroyman & Co., Berlin. E.xport of rubber manufactures 

 and other articles suitable for America. 



Schwalenbcrg & Schumacher, Dusseldorf. Rubber and asbestos 

 manufactures. 



Kleutze & Co., G. m. b. H., Hamburg. Trade in and import 

 crude rubber, balata and gutta percha. 



Firma Mollering, G. m. b. H., Hanover. Manufacture and 

 sale of rubber goods. 



Fabrik isolierter Drahte, G. m. b. H., Munich-Gladbach. Man- 

 ufacture of insulated wires. 



Graf & Co., Dresden. Manufacture and sale of belting and 

 chemicotechnical products. 



Hans Steinberg & Co., Hamburg. Manufacture of raincoats 

 for men and women. 



Orthopadie-Wcrk Habermann, G. m, b. H., Munich. Manu- 

 facture and sale of artificial limbsr, bandages and orthopedic ap- 

 paratus of all kinds. 



Kautschuk-Industrie, G. m. b. H., Berlin. Manufacture and sale 

 of rubber goods and trade in raw materials for rubber and cable 

 manufacture. 



Halga-Werke Werntgen & Co., G. m. b. H., Bredenscheid. 

 Manufacture and sale of rubber goods. 



Norddeutsche Gummiwaren-Vcrtrieb en gros Arnold Adams, 

 Brcmerhaven. Dealers in rubber goods. 



Heinrich Ulrich & Co., Frankfort-on-the-Main. Wholesale 

 dealers in rubber heels, soles and allied goods. 



Vereinigte Hartgummi- Bein- und Holzwaren-industrie Gross- 

 Bieheran, G. m. b. H., Gross-Bieheran, Hessen. Manufacture and 

 sale of hard rubber goods of all kinds. 



Verkaufsbureau der Martell-Gummiwaren, G. m. b. H., Halle 

 a. S. Sale of the products of Gummiwerke Martell, G. m. b. H., 

 in Halle, and also sale of rubber goods not made by Martell. 



Asbcst- und Gummiwerke Martin Merkel, G. m. b. H. Acquisi- 

 tion and continuation of the firm of the same name founded by 

 Martin Merkel. 



Ruhrtaler Gummiwarcnfabrik, G. m. b. H., Ilattingen (Ruhr). 

 Manufacture and sale of rubber goods. 



Firma H. Otto Hofmann, Dresden. Buying and selling sport- 

 ing goods. 



Deutsche Radbcreifung Fritz Stoll, Dresden. To trade in rub- 

 ber goods, particularly rubber bicycle tires. 



Theodor Thurbahn & Co., Gummiwaren-Gesellschaft m. b. H., 

 Berlin. Wholesale dealing in all kinds of rubber goods. 



Gummiabsatz-Spezialvertricb Johann B. Hirscbmann, Frank- 

 fort-on-the-Main. Sale of rubber heels. 



Firma Ernst Pfennigsdorff, Leipzig. Sale of rubber heels. 



Rheinisch-Westfalische Gummi-und Gutta Percha Werke 

 -Atlantic Frondenberg, Verkaufszentrale Dusseldorf, G. m. b. H., 

 Diisseldorf. This firm Will sell the bicycle, motorcycle and auto- 

 mobile tires manufactured by the Rheinish-Westfalische Gununi- 

 uud Gutt:i-Percha-Werke Atlantic G. m. b. H., in Frondenberg. 



I'irma Peter Floss, Diisseldorf. Wholesale dealer in rubber 

 tires. 



The Rauhgummi Aktiengesellschaft, Berlin, has just been 

 formed and is capitalized at 2,000,000 marks, to manufacture and 

 sell rubber articles, particularly automobile tires made with a 

 special outer covering of raw rubber. This covering is protected 

 by German patent No. 273,159 and has been recognized in most 

 European countries and also in Canada and Australia. 



Firma Ernst Erich Eisenhauer, Hamburg. Agency for surgi- 

 cal and technical hard and soft ruliber goods as well as technical 

 necessaries. 



Gummiwerk India G. m. b. H., Hanover. To manufacture and 

 trade in all kinds of rubber goods. 



Arnold & Schneiderheinze G. m. b. H., to manufacture and 

 trade in rubber goods and raw and manufactured products for 

 the rubber industry. 



THE RUBBER TRADE IN THE FAR EAST 



By Our Regular Correspondent 



MALAYA 



THE optimistic tone of .American rubber publications lla^ been 

 eagerly noted by some local papers, while others steadfastly 

 refuse to see any signs of improvement. Matters here seem to be 

 going from bad to worse. Estate after estate is closing down, 

 the latest company to cease operations being the Beverlac 

 ( Selangor ) Rubber Co. Limited, which has stopped working both 

 Beverlac and Kapar estates since .August 31. In a circular issued 

 to shareholders, crop and expenditure are given as follows : 



Beverlac. — Crop 70,000 pounds on an expenditure of $25,391 

 (Straits currency^. Cost per pound 36,27 cents. 



Kapar. — Crop 100,000 pounds on an expenditure of $32,940. 

 Cost per pound 32.94 cents. Combined cost per pound, 34.31 

 cents, with standard crepe at 28 to 27 cents. 



The company intends to reopen the estates as soon as market 

 conditions justify such action. 



The general rubber-planting public cannot accept the law of 

 the survival of the fittest as Ceylon has done, and schemes for 

 restriction and control are constantly coming up, although it is 

 realized that without government aid nothing can be expected. 

 Consequently there is a feeling of bitterness against the Govern- 

 ment, particularly the Home Colonial Office. 



More stress is now being laid on the need for economy and 

 efficiency. The Malnyan Tin & Rubber Jourmil pulilishcs an 

 interesting article, originally appearing in the Manchester Guard- 

 ian Commercial, in which the author, who signs himself "Kedah," 

 announces that the rubber industry is suffering from the number 

 and inefticiency of its directors. He thinks that a few highly 

 paid directors capable of running a big concern with success is 

 preferable to a number of possibly superfluous persons, drawing 

 moderate fees, in charge of smaller concerns. "Kedah" takes 

 100 companies with paid up capital of ;£20,388,600 and 488 di- 

 rectors and contrasts this with the well-known concern of Lever 

 Bros., with a paid up ca|)ital of £46.966.499 and 18 directors. 



To come back to restriction. The Straits Budget in its Rubbtir 



