Makch 1,1921 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Competitions Xo. 1 and Xo. 2 are open to proprietors, mana- 

 gers and persons in charge of rubber plantations and entries close 

 April 15, 1921. Competitions Xo. 3 and No. 4 are open only to 

 exhibitors in the manufacturers' section and entries close May 

 16, 1921. All entries should be addressed to the Awards Com- 

 mittee, the Rubber Growers' Association, Inc., 38 Eastcheap, Lon- 

 don, E. C. 3, England, and marked "Exhibition — Competition — 

 No.—." 



In competitions Xo. 1 and Xo. 2 all samples, marked for ex- 

 hibition and bearing the competition number, are to be sent, ac- 

 companied by wharf-drawn certificates, to the committee room of 

 the Rubber Trade -Xssociation of London, 6 Mincing Lane, Lon- 

 don, E.C., with country of origin and name of competitor on the 

 back of the lalicl. All exhibits of rubber must be delivered to 



H. Greville Montgomery in the competition section of the exhi- 

 bition. Royal Agricultural Hall, London, N., not later than May 

 23. Full conditions of the competitions are obtainable of the 

 Rubber Growers' .-Xs.sociation. 



RUBBER GIFTS FUKD 



As in 1914, there will be a rubber gifts fund, the proceeds to 

 be used for such purposes as may help public objects and also 

 serve as good propaganda for the industry. In 1914, 50,000 pounds 

 of rubber and numerous cash donations were utilized to present 

 rubber flooring to three hospitals and one church. Similar dona- 

 tions are now solicited. Ceylon planters are lieing asked for 10 

 cents per planted acre, the Ceylon Government having promised 

 a .^rant equivalent to the total private sul)scription up to 25,000 

 rupees. A similar course may be taken in Malaya, as in 1914. 



The Rubber Trade in Europe 



By a Special Correspondent 



FRANCE 



Oi'R French contemporary, Lc Caoutchouc ct la Gutta-Pcrcha, 

 publishes a letter from the Russian scienti.st. Professor 

 Kondakow, well known among other things for his works 

 in connection with synthetic rubber 20 years before the Germans 

 did anything in this line. It appears that Russian scientists have 

 suflfered severely under the Bolshevist regime, the professor him- 

 self being obliged to seek refuge in Elva, Livonia. Their libraries, 

 maimscripts and instruments have been destroyed or confiscated 

 In the letter mentioned aliove. Professor Kondakow appeal? td 

 publishers to send their journals and works to Russian scientists 

 and scholars as was the custom before the war. 



The rubber factory at Oullins, Rhone, belonging to M. .Xrgaud, 

 has been sold to M. A. Grammont. 



A new factory for rubber, Etablissements Beldam-Ljitty, has 

 been started at 27, 29, 31 rue Ernest, Puteaux, Seine. It is capi- 

 talized at 1,600,000 francs and will manufacture liigh pressure 

 asbestos packing. 



It is reported that M. RoUin, owner of the rubber factory of 

 Stcinbach, is rebuilding his factory that had been completely de- 

 stroyed by the Germans. The new factory is to be larger and 

 up to date. 



The Societe Indo-Chinoise de Culture et dc Commerce is a new 

 corporation formed for the purpose of trading, importing and 

 exporting all kinds of merchandise in Indo-China, particularly 

 rubber. The plantation and preparation of rubber and other prod- 

 ucts will also be taken up. Headquarters are at Marseilles. The 

 capital has been fixed at 200.000 francs. The first administrators 

 are Rene Bertin, owner, and Marcel de Gosselin, both of Paris : 

 Albert Bonniel and Gabriel Renoux, both of Marseilles. 



Botti, des Michel, Pindilli et Cie is the name of a new firm 

 established at Marseilles to manufacture rubber goods. The ca))- 

 ital amounts to 200,000 francs. 



The Societe Frangaise Industricllc du Caoutchouc, Paris, capitr.l 

 300,000 francs, has just been dis.solved. 



BELGIUM 



The National Rubber Co. has been formed at Brussels. The 

 object is to manufacture and deal in all kinds of rubber goods. 

 The concern is capitalized at 2,250,000 francs. 



Fire broke out in the Brussels factory of the Societe .\nonyme 

 pour le Commerce et I'lndustrie du Caoutchouc. Only the depart- 

 ment for seamless nipples was damaged, the rest of the buildin^r 

 being quite untouched by the fire. The employes were able to 

 leave the building without panic and only one man who was in 

 the department where the fire broke out was slightly injured. 



.At Brussels a company named SiKicte Internationale Pirelli has 

 been formed. It has a capital of 400,000 francs and its object is 



to deal in all kinds of stocks, shares, obligations, to acquire and 

 exploit patents, licenses and concessions ; to form and direct com- 

 panies and syndicates; to make all issues of titles, shares, parts 

 and obhgations. Chief consideration will be given to the manu- 

 facture and sale of rubber, gutta percha and asbestos articles, 

 electric conductors and accessories. The company can exercise 

 its activities in Belgium and other countries. 



Some time ago the Belgian Government had its Hevea planting 

 experiment station at Yangambi, Belgian Congo, inspected by M. 

 Smckens, who had spent ten years in Malaya planting rubber. 

 .According to M. Smekens' report the plantation at Yangambi was 

 properly clean weeded. The soil is suitable for Hcvca brasiliensis 

 and the 7 to 8-year-old trees at Yangambi have the same dimen- 

 sions as similar trees in Malaya. The trees are planted at a dis- 

 tance of 7 meters, so that thinning is not yet necessary. However, 

 it was advised to keep track of the different kinds of producers 

 for future reference, when thinning out should be necessary. 

 Some changes in tapping and methods of preparation were also 

 advised. 



HOLLAND 



.■\ rubber planting company known as the Rubl>er Cultuur 

 Maatschappij "Kawi," has recently been registered at Amsterdam, 

 Holland. The founders are O. van Vloten, Cultuur Maatschappij 

 Waringin, Societe Financiere de Caoutchouc. It is capitalized at 

 750,000 guilders ($300,000). The directors arc J. Gerritzen, Ba- 

 tavia ; J. Pernotte, O. de Rivaud, M. de Rivaud, all of Paris ; 

 E. H. Winkelman and S. VV. Senerijn. both of .-\mstcrdam. 



rPA:N 

 M. Robert Klein, a well-known rubber manufacturer of Barce- 

 lona, is reported to be planning the establishment of a second 

 model factory at Segoria. Spain. It will be thoroughly up-to-date 

 and will also have a chemical laboratory as well as one for physical 

 and mechanical tests. 



Tlie firm of F. Mencarelli, Rappresentance e Commissioni Com- 

 mercial!, Turni, Italy, has undertaken the representation of sev- 

 eral German concerns of rubber and allied articles for Italy and 

 the Colonics, 



CERMANY 



.\ review of the German rubber indn.stry during 1920 shows 

 that the demand for most articles was comparatively strong at 

 the beginning of the year. This demand slackened toward the 

 summer months but in some articles, particularly surgical goods, 

 there was a marked recovery at the end of the year. The chief 

 difficulties were the high cost of raw materials, expensive labor, 

 strikes and the coal shortage. Efforts have been made to bring 



