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McCANNAMETER meters and pumps with unfailing accuracy A packless, positive displacement pump, the Hills-McCannameter operates on an entirely new pumping principle to create a new high in metering accuracy, a new low in oper ating costs. Maintenance simplified through unique capsulated construction. Perfect for laboratory and production proportioning of low viscosity fluids over extended time peri ods. Send for in formative booklet "The Meter T h a t Pumps."
Late in December Dow Chemical bought a 50% interest in Productos Quimicas Mexicano, S. Α., producer of chlorine and caustic soda. This firm, which also makes bleaching powder, bleaching liquor, and chlo rates, owns the largest electrolytic plant in Mexico, D. F. It's a 20year-old concern, half-owned by Mexican citizens. Productos Qui micas plans to double plant output as soon as possible. Heyden Chemical purchased a chunk (one third) of Salicilatos de Mexico, located in Mexico, D. F. By mid-year the company started Mexico's first salicylic acid produc tion, enough to supply domestic requirements with a surplus for export. Early last year Scott Paper ac quired a substantial financial and voting interest in Cia. Industrial de San Cristobal. New capital will be used to expand pulp production capacity, complete a new bleach plant, and improve paper-making facilities. Branch Offices Pop Up
DIAPHRAGM VALVES with the exclusive Hills-McCanna Sealing B e a d D i a p h r a g m
Hills-McCanna Diaphragm Valves are available in a variety of materials to offer positive control for all gas, liquid and corrosive services. Features sim plified, maintenance-free construction. Write for 12 page Valve booklet. Hills-McCanna Company 2345 W. Nelson Ave., Chicago 18, Illinois
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Sales offices, for companies which haven't decided yet to manufacture products south of the border, are becoming popular. Allied Chemical & Dye recently established a Mexi can branch at Mexico, D. F., to develop markets for its products. Another newcomer in Mexico, D. F., Columbia Carbon Internacional dc Mexico, will handle sales of carbon blacks and iron oxides plus materials for the rubber, paint, ink, plastics, paper, and synthetic fiber industries. Another popular trend is afoot— exchange of technical information. Last year Catalin Corp. agreed to swap know-how with Adhesivos Résistai, S. Α., for a 5-year period. Catalin will pass along information on the production of phenolic, cresylic, resorcinol, melamine, and urea liquid resins; it will get similar information from Adhesivos Résistai, Mexican producer of industrial adhesives. All factors considered, the future of the chemical industry in Mexico is bright indeed. Industry is expanding and the demand for basic chemicals should continue strong for the long pull.
