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slow and painful growth. These vital essentials 

 are perhaps, however, hopeful signs for the future 

 of the British fine chemical industry. The heavy 

 chemical manufacture in Great Britain is already 

 in the hands of huge concerns in which costing 

 and selling facilities have been very completely 

 developed; it may be anticipated that, with a 

 return to peace conditions, every effort will be 

 made to absorb the fine into the heavy chemical 

 manufactures and with every prospect of success. 

 The command of cheap raw materials, the control 

 of the transport and the existence of means for 

 amalgamating business ability with technical and 

 scientific talent, should diminish the obstacles which 

 confront such an obvious evolutionary process. But 

 the task requires to be taken in hand vigorously 

 and without delay, because other nations are 

 advancing in the same direction ; Japan is already 

 sending excellent substitutes for German chemical 

 products into Australia so perfect is the imitation 

 that much of this merchandise carries, in addition 

 to a Japanese inscription, the words "made in 

 Germany." 



An attempt has been made in the foregoing 

 pages to demonstrate the intimacy with which 

 scientific and technological chemical progress are 

 interwoven and to indicate the necessity for whole- 

 hearted collaboration of business, technical, and 

 scientific skill in the development of the British 

 fine chemical industry. It is important, however, 



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