Washington, June 24.
Fresh advances have been announced in the production of synthetic rubber for general use, W. S. Farish, president of the Standard Oil Company, announced at a stockholders' meeting. Another type of synthetic rubber, "butyl" had been developed by chemists of the Standard Oil Ca. at Bayway, N. J. laboratories. Farish said the new substance would be put on the market at an early date.
The Standard Oil Ca. is already manufacturing "buna"—a synthetic rubber developed originally in collaboration with the Farbenindustries, the big German chemical trust. The German product uses coal and gas products. The American rubber is being made out of petroleum products.
"Butyl," according to Mr. Farish, is superior to the German produce in many vital respects although it is not as oil-resistant and will therefore not compete directly with "buna."
Should it become necessary for the United States to produce synthetic rubber in substitution for a major proportion of natural imported rubber, Mr. Farish said, we are in a position to manufacture the butyl rubber from petroleum in any required quantities as rapidly as the necessary plant facilities can be established.—Havas.
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