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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[Declmber 1. 1915. 



fact that contracts for the supply of solvent naphtha over 

 1916 have been entered into at the price of 2s. 2d. per gallon. 



The exportation of aniline, hitherto permitted under license, 

 is now entirely prohibited. The price has soared up tn 

 2s. 6d. per pound, a fact which I may say is not due to any 

 increased demand, but because of decreased production, 

 owing to the non-availability of benzol, from which it is made. 



Another chemical used by rubber manufacturers and re- 

 claimers which has advanced considerably in price, is caustic 

 soda. The British production has been in demand by neutral 

 countries formerly supplied from Germany, and this, coupled 

 with a good home demand, has led to a shortage. A good 

 deal has been coming from America despite the rise in freight 

 from 12s. 6d. to £3 per ton, and has been sold here at prices 

 varying from £20 to £27 per ton for 74 to 76 per cent. c. i. f. 

 Liverpool. In the case of several chemicals, of which there is 

 a shortage for one reason or another, market quotation.; 

 must not be read to literally, as urgent wants in individual 

 cases have had to be met, with the result that vary- 

 ing prices have been recorded in a limited period 

 of time. 



Sulphur, which up to recently has been exported 

 by permit, cannot now be exported at all, a matter 

 which aflfects some of our rubber chemical manu- 

 facturers. 



Zinc oxide at 9d. per pound is now a luxury and 

 it has not experienced the fall in price shown by 

 the metal. 



Litharge is another compounding ingredient 

 which has risen in price, and altogether it will be 

 seen that the rubber manufacturer who is buying 

 now and not getting deliveries of naphtha and other 

 requirements under contracts made some time ago, 

 has a good deal to worry him. Similarly, those 

 who are still supplying naphtha and other chemicals 

 which have risen, under contracts made a year ago, 

 are not unnaturally grumbling at the position in 

 which they find themselves. 



In these strenuous times, one never knows what 

 the next week may bring forth with regard to the 

 disposition of chemical products, the needs of the 

 state, rather than of the individual, having neces- 

 sarily to be satisfied first. I am not going to enlarge upon this 

 somewhat cryptic utterance except by saying that it is not alto- 

 gether improbable that difficulty may be experienced in getting 

 supplies of certain chemicals, unless they are required for govern- 

 ment contract. 



AFRICAN WORLD AND RED CROSS FETE. 



.\. Staines Manders and Miss D. Fulton, whose organizing 

 ability the rubber trade knows and appreciates, are preparing to 

 hold, in London, a "Cape to Cairo Fair and Red Cross Fete". 

 This is in the line of special work they have been doing, free, 

 since the great war began. The fair will be a direct and very 

 efifective aid to the "African World and Red Cross Work" which, 

 since August, 1914, has done a great deal for Red Cross and hos- 

 pital work in England, Belgium, France, Russia, Italy, Egypt, etc. 

 The "African World Work" is under the patronage of the Queen 

 of the Belgians and the honorary president is Mrs. Louis Botha, 

 of Pretoria. The fair will be held at the Great Central Hall, 

 Westminster, London, December 15, 16 and 17. It will, in a 

 word, be "Africa in London" and a wonderful collection of native 

 works and curios from nearly every country in Africa will be 

 on exhibition. There will also be a series of special lectures and 

 moving picture films covering such industries as gold and dia- 

 mond mining, ostrich feather farming, etc., etc. 



••tTNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL. ' 



The influence of the war on British manufacturing indus- 

 tries capable of executing war orders, and the activity of the 

 Hon. David Lloyd George, Great Britain's Minister of Muni- 

 tions, in making such establishments subservient to campaign 

 requirements, is revealed in recent communications received 

 at this office from well-known British rubber manufacturing 

 concerns. The following legends were conspicuously dis- 

 played on their stationery; "Under Government Control," 

 "Controlled Establishment Under Munitions of War .Act 

 1915." "This Establishment Is Controlled Under Munitions 

 of War Act 1915." 



RUBBER REGENERATING CO.. LIMITED, FURNISHES AMBULANCE. 



.\ very practical charity, particularly at the present time, is 

 the war ambulance. The illustration shows a modern ambulance 

 furnished and operated by the Rubber Regenerating Co., Limited, 

 Manchester. En^;lan(l. This particular ambulance, by the way, is 

 not only non-sectarian. Init it is international in its charities. 



DllXATKD BY Rl 



Regener.^ti.nx Co., Ltd. 



"ARTIFICIAL RUBBER" IN ENGLISH TIRES. 



Rubberine, Limited, London, England, the manufacturers of 

 "Rubbtrine." a special tire filler, advise The Indi.\ Rubber 

 World that nearly one-half of their product of late has been 

 taken by the government for filling the tires of armored 

 cars, lorries, kitchen cars, and ambulances. An interesting 

 point is that pneumatic tires returned from the front for re- 

 filling, although riddled with shrapnel bullets, had served their 

 purpose until the car had gotten safely back to its base. 



Dr. Joseph L. Torrey, of the Northwestern Rubber Co., Lim- 

 ited, of Liverpool, England, was a recent visitor to the United 

 States. E. E. Buckleton, the president of the company, usually 

 makes the annual -American trip, but as he is suffering from an 

 accident, not serious, happily, Dr. Torrey took his place. 



Bertram G. Work, president of The B. F. Goodrich Co.. sailed 

 the latter part of November for London. It is understood that 

 he plans a brief absence only. 



■Replete with information for rubber manufacturers. — Mr. 

 Pearson's "Crude Rubber and Compounding Ingredients." 



Hard rubber goods when exposed to sunlight a considerable 

 length of time, turn gray, due to the action of sunlight on the 

 rubber compound. This can easily be remedied. The shop-worn 

 hard rubber article is first freed of dust and then washed with 

 ammonia, after which it is well rinsed in pure cold water, thor- 

 oughly dried and finally polished with whiting and a soft cloth. 

 It is important that no hot water be used, for the heat would 

 cause the hard rubber article to warp and lose its shape. 



