News of the Week, G e n . Clay d e f e n d s d e c a r t e l i z a t i o n p r o g r a m i n G e r m a n y . . . N e w l a b o r a t o r y b u i l d i n g f o r S h a r p & D o h m e t o h o u s e all research d e p a r t ments . . . Laucks Laboratories forms industrial research division . . . Centralized r e s e a r c h d i v i s i o n a n n o u n c e d b y F e r r o E n a m e l
t h e company, wrill be managed by Paul Adams.
be a one-story semi-pilot plant building, to be available to all departments for research work t h a t requires equipment larger t h a n laboratory size.
Affiliates of S t a n d a r d Oil C o . ( N J . ) a t t a i n e d net production of crude oil dur ing 1948 averaging a record 1,075,000 barrels a day, 8% higher t h a n in 1947. Expenditures for oil exploration a n d de velopment reached S374 million for the 12-month period, a n d m o r e wells were drilled than in any previous year, the c o m p a n y reports. Additions t o proved reserves of its domestic affiliâtes virtually equalled their production for t h e year, while added reserves abroad substantially exceeded production.
f* E N . L u c i u s D . CLAY, military governor of Germany, cited the breakup of t h e I. G . F a r b e n enterprise as evidence of déconcentration of economic enterprise in G e r m a n y . T h e s t a t e m e n t was sent to t h e D e p a r t m e n t of t h e Army denying charges m a d e b y a special committee that U. S . occupation officials had failed to carry out the decentralization program as directed. Gen. C l a y stated that I . G. F a r b e n had been broken up into a large number of units, of which there were 50 in t h e U. S. zone. T h e i r sale has been prevented b y the internal financial situation, he added. Twenty-six of t h e larger steel and coal concerns in Germany have been seized and placed u n d e r trustees for reorganization. Déconcentration actions are under way against four other big companies, and negotiations are taking place for similar a c t i o n against the power trust. T h e general added t h a t t h e Henschel plant, G e r m a n y ' s principal locomotive works, was not being broken up a t present because of the need for repairs to rolling stock. Another target of criticism, t h e V K F bearing plant, was not broken up because it was anticipated t h a t all bearing production in G e r m a n y would b e prohibited.
New Sharp & Dohme Lab Plans ISearing Completion Construction of the proposed Sharp & Dohme, Inc., medical research laboratories a t West P o i n t , Pa., is expected t o begin late i n September, to b e ready for occupancy b y t h e spring of 1951. T h e building will cost approximately $4 million. T h e p r e s e n t research building a t Glenolden h a s b e e n unable t o provide even for current n e e d s of the medical research division, a n d research is being conducted in 10 separate buildings. T h e new brick and steel structure will contain 110,000 square feet of floor space, more t h a n twice t h e entire space now devoted b y the c o m p a n y t o research. With the exception of p i l o t plant production, which will remain a t t h e Broad and Wallace St. plant in Philadelphia, t h e new building will house all research departments. I n addition, medical staff and general research offices will be located there, as well as the patent division and research library. Space also has been provided for a proposed d e p a r t m e n t of biophysics, which will b e organized sometime before 1951. B e h i n d t h e research building will
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T h e formation of a n industrial research division for the development of new products and commodities of the Pacific Northwest was recently announced by J . M. Kniseley, vice presid e n t of the Laucks Laboratories, Inc., of Seattle. H . K . Benson, former head of t h e d e p a r t m e n t of chemistry and chemical engineering a t the University of Washington, a n d Ι . Γ. Laucks, president of Laucks Laboratories, Inc., a n d chair m a n of L a u c k s Chemical Co., will act as codirectors of t h e new enterprise. The new division will operate finan cially a s a p a r t of Laucks Laboratories, Inc., b u t will remain independent from t h e parent concern in s o far as services are concerned. I t s primary function is t h e development and supervision of raw a n d finished materials, natural resources, and various industrial by-products. Prominent scientists will serve on a board of advisory consultants, while 16 chemists, engineers, bacteriologists, and physicists will complete the staff. Office and laboratories will be located a t 1008 Western Ave., Seattle.
Ε. Η. Sargent
Building
On April 17, E . H. Sargent & Co. broke ground a t 4601-53 Foster A v e . in Chicago in preparation for t h e con struction of a 130,000 square f o o t onestory building which will eventually house all of t h a t company's Chicago operations. Warehouse, shipping, and receiving sections will b e equipped with the latest t y p e s of conveyor systems to speed u p t h e filling of orders and the distribution of incoming material. T h e building is expected to b e ready for oc cupancy by t h e middle of October of this year. Olsen a n d Urbain, architects, were the designers.
Flavor Company
Formed
The formation of Givaudan Flavors, Inc., a corporation devoted exclusively t o the production and sales of flavors, h a s been announced b y Givaudan-Delawanna, I n c . T h e new affiliate, t o take over t h e activity of the flavor division of
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Standard (IS. J.) 1948 Records
Coke and Coal from Coal-Gas
Chemicals Retorts
Production of coke from coal-gas retorts in the TJ. S. in 1948 decreased 20% from 1947 and totaled 529,374 n e t t o n s , according t o reports received from producers b y t h e Bureau of Mines, U . S. D e p a r t m e n t of t h e Interior. T h e m a n u facture of r e t o r t coke, a secondary product in the manufacture of coal gas, has been declining steadily in recent 3 r ears because of the substitution of water gas, n a t u r a l gas, or liquefied petroleum gases for coal gas a t m a n y utility plants. T h e table below summarizes some of t h e figures obtained which a r e of interest to t h e chemical industry. COAL CHEMICAL MATERIALS
Tar: Produced (gallons) Sold For refining: Gallons Value For fuel: Gallons Value For other purposes: Gallons Value Stocks on Jan. 1, 1949 (gallons) Per ton of coal charged (gallons) Ammonia liquor (NHs content) : Produced (pounds) Sold (pounds) Value of sales Stocks On Jan. 1, 1949 (pounds) Per ton of coal charged (pounds) Crude light oil a : Produced (gallons) Sold (gallons) , Value of sales Stocks on Jan. 1, 1949 (gallons) Per ton of coal charged (gallons) β Includes drip and holder oil.
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12,383,176 7,590,789 $599,106 660,558 $49,757
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Ferro Enamel Expands Research Program F e r r o E n a m e l Corp., Cleveland, Ohio, has formed a central research division within the framework of the Cleveland organization t o coordinate all corporate research activities. T h e new division will b e headed b y G . H . M c l n t y r e , vice president and director of research.
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Tbie new grouping includes the re search activities of the corporation's color, engineering, and liquid plastics divisions as well a s those of subsidiaries manufacturing heating elements, switches, and gas valves, kiln furniture and specialty refractories, and paint driers and metallic soaps. T h e central research group includes a patent division, mariket research division, and process and product evaluation division.
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Plans for the construction of a vacuum fumigation plant in t h e N e w Orleans foreign-trade zone h a v e been approved. T h e chemicals t o be used for fumigation b y the vacuum process are volatilized lrydrogen cyanide and methyl bromide. The plant is designed t o proc ess "the fumigation of about 100 bales of cotton in one operation.
1952 or 1953. This improvement has re sulted in the Department of Commerce's Office of International Trade's removing fixed quotas limiting exports from the U . S. of certain nonferrous metals, m i n erals, and manufactures, including cer t a i n copper, lead, bismuth, and antimony products. For control purposes, however, O I T is keeping these materials on the p o s i t i v e control list. T h e "fairly tight" production-consump t i o n position of the nonferrous metals, especially aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc, has limited industrial use to avail able amounts. T o meet the world trend toward i n creased consumption, efforts to increase production will have to be m a d e in all countries. Future dependency of the U n i t e d States and Europe on imports of these metals can only be relieved b y expanding existing reserves and d e v e l o p i n g new ore reserves.
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Current world production of most n o n ferrous metals is considerably above pre war averages, according to a recently completed survey by t h e E c o n o m i c C o operation Administration. While further gains are expected in t h e near future, no substantial increases are anticipated until
The high purity and uniformity of Carbide's ester sol vents are important considerations in maintaining high standards of quality in the manufacture of lacquers. B. P. e C 156.4
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Cobalt
Agreement
Stockpiling of cobalt will be aided by a recent U. S.—U. K . agreement effected by E C A. An E C A authorization of S550,000 will aid the British-owned Rhokana Corp. in northern Rhodesia to purchase American-made plant items to speed up its expansion program. In return the United States will receive a five-year option to purchase 10% of the increased production.
Textile Institute
Builds
A new building has b e e n begun for the Philadelphia T e x t i l e Institute in Germantown, Pa. A t t h e formal cere m o n y for the laying of t h e cornerstone on April 21 James Creese, president of Drexel Institute, gave the principal talk.
Eliminated
T h e Inventory of National Manpower Resources for Mobilization, one of t h e Personnel Policy Board's committees, w a s o n e of 21 National Military E s tablishment committees eliminated as useless by Secretary of Defense Johnson. Also eliminated was the Explosives
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Safety Committee, whose duties were transferred to the Munitions Board.
CHEMICAL
Who Makes It? T h e National Registry of Rare Chemi cals, Armour Research Foundation, 35 West 33rd St., Chicago, 111., is seeking in formation on sources of the following chemicals: Carboxymethoxyl amine hemihydrochloride Di-n-decylamine L-G al act onol act one Glucose monocarbonate (any isomer) Potassium pyrophosphate trihydrate n-Triacontanol 3-Semicarbazidobenzamide Pentadecanal n-Octacosanol 3,5-Diiodotyrosine-35-nitrobenzyl ether 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonamide /3-(2-Mercaptobenzothiazyl)propionic acid Hydroxypyruvic acid D ie thyl stront i um 2,5-Dimethylresorcinol 2-Dimethylamino-l-chloropropane 1,3-Di hydroxy anthraqui none 3,4-Dichlorophenyl isocyanate D-Pant oyIt aury1-p-chl or oani 1 id e Van illy1 amine l-Butyne-3-ol Carene 1,1 -Dibromopropane 79-Menthane 9-Diethylaminorosindone 10-Ketostearic acid 2-Ketostearic acid 4-Hydroxystearic acid Chavicine 3,5-Diiodothyronine Sylvestrine Cumic acid 5-Pentadecylresorcinol 9-Phenyl-6,6-benzoieoalloxazine Perylene 1,2-Heptadiene Pteroio acid Thujyl alcohol Hexabromobenzene Thymotic acid Myosmine Glucose monocarbonate 2,4,5-Trinitrotoluene cis-9-Decenoic acid 2,3-Dihydroxy naphthalene 3,3 '-Diiodo-4,4 '-diaminodiphenylmethane Fumigatin
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Hemopyrrole Phthionic acid 3-Methyladipic acid Sinigrin Sodium chloroemate 2,5-Thiophane dicarboxylic acid 2-Hydroxy- 1-anthramine 2-Nitroso-l-naphthylamine
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A. F . Tomes has been appointed sales manager of t h e Valdura division of American-M arietta Co., Chicago. Benzol Products Co., Newark, N. J . , has appointed Mefford Chemical Co., 1026 Santa Fe Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., as its sole distributors on the Pacific Coast. T h e Brown Fintube Co., Elyria, Ohio, has announced the appointment of E. A. Bertram as manager of sales. P. J. Doyle, Jr., in charge of the Houston office of Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp. since 1947, has been appointed district manager for the new Texas sales district with headquarters at 804 Travis St. Celanese Corp. of America has completed arrangements with three Western firms to handle the distribution of its organic chemicals on the W e s t Coast— Mefford Chemical Co., Los Angeles, for Southern California a n d Arizona, and L. H . Butcher C o . of S a n Francisco and Carl F . Miller
