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zation in New York of a special type of whole rubber 
produced in Sumatra; the consuming Company and 
the producing Company being under the control of 
one parent organisation. The same organisation 
has now commenced operations in Selangor, and by 
its activities bids fair to prove to the industry as 
a whole many advantages in preparation etc., which 
this “ latex sprayed ” rubber possesses over stan- 
dard 1st latex crepe and sheet. 
The undertakings which the same organisation has 
also entered into for shipping latex direct to the 
U.S.A., in connection with their industrial applica- 
tions of Hevea latex direct for impregnating fibres 
with rubber, indicate the successful establishment 
of another very important technical use for this 
commodity. 
In a much smaller degree but along similar lines a 
British Company of manufacturers is developing 
the application of what may be regarded as latex 
vulcanization, by the adoption, on a rubber estate in 
Malacca, of the process invented by Dr. Schidrowitz 
for producing vulcanized rubber direct from latex. 
Combinations of the ordinary hot vulcanization 
process with raw rubber production on the estate, 
although successful in one or two instances, cannot 
be regarded at present as particularly significant. 
Appearance. Unfortunately, at the present time 
and Quality, and for some time past, the principal 
factor which has any influence on the 
market value of the raw product is its appearance 
irrespective of the intrinsic quality. 
While a good appearance undoubtedly indicates care 
and supervision in preparation, it does not neces- 
sarily follow that appearance is correlated with the 
