Don't listen to Back Fence Gossip
THERE'S PLENTY OF W e ' l l let you in on a secret. T h e recent announcement that furfural will soon be used in the manufacture of n y l o n was no surprise to us. A n d should this new use for furfural be followed b y a n n o u n c e ments of the adoption of furfural for other process industries y o u can be p r e t t y sure that w e will have had foreknowledge of those n e w requirements as well. All of which means, that w e have an ample supply of furfural for y o u r needs. Present capacity of o u r two plants at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, amd Memphis, T e n nessee is upwards of 50,000,000 pounds per year. N e w techniq Lies in manufacture indicate that even greater output can be Don't forget the Symposium on Furan Chemistry, A.C.S. meeting, N e w York City, week of September 15th.
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obtained in present facilities and even these facilities are being continually expanded to meet anticipated demands. So to y o u w h o are w o r k i n g w i t h furfural experimentally n o w , w e suggest t h a t y o u intensify y o u r development p r o g r a m without w o r r y about availability. T o y o u w h o have not yet investigated furfural's possibilities in your processes, may w e suggest that the versatility of furfural as shown b y its present uses, indicates there are still greater developments on the w a y . Perhaps you may be the one to make the headlines. Quaker Oats Technical Staff will be glad to w o r k with y o u on the application of furfural or the other furans to y o u r particular problems.
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1 9 0 0 BOARD OF TRADE BLDG. 141 W. JACKSON BLVD., CHICA GO 4, ILLINOIS In the United Kingdom, Quaker Oats Ltd,,., Southall, Middlesex, England In Europe, Quaker Oats-Graanproducten N. V., Rotterdam, The Netherlands In Australia, Swift & Company, Pty. Ltd., Sydney
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