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I n making this new building material, wood waste is b o n d e d with a urea-formaldehyde adhesive a n d molded into panels under h e a t and pressure. Y o u can nail these panels, p u t screws in t h e m , cut t h e m with saws. They have a high insulating value, great structural s t r e n g t h a n d are resistant t o b o t h moisture a n d fire. Adhesives made with Urea are low in cost. T h e y resist mold, fungus a n d water and are nonvolatile. T h e y set rapidly a t low temperatures and pressures. Crystal Urea's properties m a k e it a valuable chemical for other industries, too— for example, i n pharmaceuticals, finishes, and explosives. And t h e y suggest many new applications. A few possibilities are: as a stabilizer for cellulosic and vinyl plastics, as a n intermediate for cosmetics preparation and in fire-resistant electrical insulation.
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Your business may find opportunities for profitable future use in D u P o n t Crystal Urea . . . or i n m a n y of t h e other Polychemicals products. There are m o r e t h a n 100 of them—organic acids, amides, alcohols, ammonia, esters, resins, solvents and plastics. Although demand for m a n y of these products now exceeds s u p p l y , we will gladly discuss the availability of experimental q u a n t i t i e s for developmental work.
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NEWS-MAKERS fellow in the department of chemical and metallurgical engineering the University of Michigan. Gordon R. Henderson, from chief engi neer of Polymer Corp. now general man ager of Canadian activities, Catalytic Con struction Co., Sarnia, Ont. H. Wayne Hill, Jr., now research as sociate, rayon pioneering research section of Du Pont in Wilmington. Formerly re search associate at MIT. Paul W. Hiller appointed New York district manager of chemical sales, potash division, International Minerals & Chemi cal, New York. Has been manager of the products development department of Innis. Speiden & Co. Nat Kessler, chemical engineer with A. E. Staley Mfg., to newly created position of technical supervisor, Painesville, Ohio, soybean processing plant. Homer Kieweg, chief engineer of Com mercial Solvents engineering division, now manager of the control division of the production department, to be in charge of operation of Terre Haute, Peoria, Newark, and Carlstadt plants. Replaced by J. F. Dudley, assistant chief engineer. Alfred S. King added to staff of Wilson Meyer Co., West Coast distrihutors of Eastman industrial chemicals. Formerly with Houdry Process. Robert H. Kittner from Industrial Rayon, now with general development department. Monsanto, St. Louis. Frederick S. Leutner (Goodyear) newaddition to research staff of Arco Co., Cleveland. Richard S. Lewis from New York office of Graver Water Conditioning Co. to Cleveland office. John McAnulty recently appointed as sistant manager of process engineering. Wyandotte Chemicals Corp. From Du Pont. Frank L. MacArtor, purchasing agent, department of chemistry, University of Tennessee, joined statistical and quality department of Commercial Solvents. Additions and transfers, Mathieson Chemical research department: Robert McClure, University of Pittsburgh; Charles Parks, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Philips Morrison, Alfred University; Carl Verbamc, Holy Cross; Eugene Shipkowski, University of Buffalo, all chemists. Roland Lindsey, University of Delaware; William Slaughter, University of Pittsburgh; Ralph Elliot and Arthur Traquair, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; William Kerler and Roger Nickerson, Case Institute of Tech nology; Edward Sokol, Carnegie Tech; Ervvin Johannes, Illinois Institute of Tech nology; Byron Bohrer and Richard Schmitz, Northwestern University; Walter 4206
Heckelman and James Geiger, Purdue; Bruce Giles, MIT; Gregory Bochno, Clarkson; Ben Enrwisle, Ohio State; all chemi cal engineers. From the research founda tion group at Ohio State to the research staff at Niagara Falls: Walter Hunter, Richard Harshman, Leland Lutz, Richard Warner, and Wade Wolfe. Other new comers to the research staff at Niagara Kails: Harry C. Claflin, Battelle; Earl Weilmuenster, Bjorksten Laboratories; James B. OOara, Lehigh; Bernard Starrs, Rumford Chemical Works; William J. Hanlon, Baker Chemical Co.; George A. Green, Great Lakes Carbon; Randall E. Bailey, Genesse Junior College; Earl Young, Babcock & Wilcox; John Kane, Allied Chemical and Dye; and Marie C. Arthur, University of Illinois. R. C. Machler new director of research at Leeds & Northrup Co., Philadelphia; C. A. Perley, associate director of research, and R. H. Cherry, chief of chemical divi sion, research department. Maurice L. Moore, director of research and development for Smith, Kline and French Laboratories, has joined the re search staff of Vick Chemical Co. in an advisory capacity. I le was formerly chairman of the Di vision of Medicinal Chemistry of
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J. A. Murphy appointed eastern tech nical service manager of Naftone, Inc., Xew York. Harold Oatfield, professional associate in Division of Medical Sciences, National Research Council, now literature research chemist, chemical research and develop ment department, Chas. Pfizer & Co. \V. N. Oldham, new manager of Ameri can Cyanamid's Azusa, Calif., plant—as sistant plant manager since 1950. Eugene L. Powers (American Can Co.) with research department of Monsanto's phosphate division at Anniston, Ala. Osgood D. Priddle, Jr., recent Ph.D. in pharmacology at Loyola, appointed senior pharmacologist at Johnson & Johnson Re search Foundation. Two new section managers, engineer ing department, organic chemicals division, Monsanto, St. Louis: C. C. Richiusa from Nitro, W. Va., process manager, and J. E. O'Keefe of St. Louis, construction man ager. Carl Schweickert recalled to active duty with the Navy at Sandia Base, Albuquer que, Ν. Μ. Formerly supervisor at Bar rett Chemical Co. A. B. Scott—to newly created post of associate director, chemical control diviCHEMICAL
sion, Merck & Co., Inc. C. H. Krusie named assistant director of chemical con trol in charge of quality testing and main tenance. H. A. Frediani named assistant director in charge of analytical research. James A. Singmaster, Jr., new assistant general branch manager of Monsanto's New York office. Fred W. Steul of Milton Roy Co. to Rob-Smith Co., Syracuse. John R. Stockton recent Ph.D. from the University of Texas appointed assistant to director of biological production, Sharp & Dohme. LaVern O. Streitmatter, to staff assistant in the production department, Chicago of fice of Victor Chemical. Has been in Victor, Fla., plant. Edmund E. Tebeau head of Tennessee Wesleyan chemistry department to Lock heed Aircraft Corp., Marietta, Ga., as chemist, manufacturing research depart ment. Emmet C. Thompson, who rose from superintendent of a plant to general man ager of the Grasselli chemicals department during his 34 year career with the Du Pont Co., now retired. Clark W. Davis, assistant general manager of the Grasselli chemicals department, succeeds him. T. G. Thompson, General Electric chemical division, appointed supervisor of costs for the phenolic products plant, Pittsfield, Mass. W. W. Watkins appointed manager of the acetate technical service section of Du Pont. Formerly research manager at Buffalo plant. Charles G. Whinfrey, Jr., appointed sales supervisor of Pennsalt agricultural chemicals department. Formerly techni cal sales representative in New England and northeastern territory. Donald E. Hope succeeds him. John R. Keefer has joined organization as sales correspondent in Philadelphia office. Four promotions in the chemical divi sion of Koppers: C. F. Winans, manager of the division's Petrolia, Pa., plant, to manager of the chemical development sec tion; C. J. Snyder, Jr., acting manager of the plastics development section, to man ager of that section; C. D . Burton, man ager of the division's Berkeley Heights, N. J., plant, to manager of the Petrolia plant; and H. M. Hartong, assistant man ager of the division's Kobuta plant, to manager of the Berkeley Heights plant. Paul C. Wren appointed assistant vp of Sydney Ross Co. and Sterling Products International. At present sales manager for Sydney Ross in Brazil. Lt. Com. C. A. Zimmerman, USN, at graduate school of Lehigh University, Emmaus, Pa., to complete postgraduate work in chemistry. AND
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