'These industrial chemicals and others find their uses in certain me 'Gustries "-manfaeturing consumers' goods which have appeared during the year. Eight seasoning powder faciories rushed to completion to take advantage of low exchange in export: Dut toward the end of the year the competition between them and restrietions of imports Into Singapore caused considerable curtailment in 9pera~ tons. There has been development In the manufacture of pharmaceutiwhere three new or enlarged plants are engaged in the manufacture Jot patent medicines, serums in am-peules for hypodermic use, and general hospital supplies.
Cosmetics and soaps, toothpaste, ete. have shown marked development. New factory buildings and alleyway houses. alike have been put to use their manufacture, Manufacture of toothpaste tubes to take the locally manufactured dentifrices. as well as those Imported in bulk and coally packed, hax been a concomit~ ant. "Five enterprises have a.com: ined dally output of 110,000 tubes. Glass factories have been busy manufacturing containers for cosme-vies locally packed for coal and overseas consumption, and for direct overseas sale. Increased tale of cos metics in. industrial areas contributes to increased demand for the local products. Seven plants have opened for refining of peppermint of and the ccystalization of menthol. both of which Ma a ready: market in Ameri-ea. Farmers are raising the crop in the expectation of a better return than on some' other forms of cultivation.
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