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SOC MA cukê. #*o*e étatuiic* on οηοηΟσαΙproduction, elecL· /Jufuât Me*2f*te**de**t... Petroleum, ûnduitty. Wat Council ofâ&ié*proposed teaiêSau o£ ΑηψΙοΆ*η^%ίοαη oil pact... Puitice SbepartmentίορΛΟ&οcute. anti&xult Auitè, afainti 2>t* Pont, Poltm £ Jf&al, ond Beudioc. A request for more detailed statistical information o n chemical production from government agencies was made at the annual meeting of t h e Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, held at the Hotel Biltniore, New York, December 7. In his report to the association, Charles A. Mace, secretary, said that surprising production uptmrns had been shown for the synthetic chemical group in the report for IQ43 issued \yy the XJ. S. Tariff Commission. Wider statistical coverage, he felt, would tend to discoixrage instead of assisting enemy nations. Through a resolution voted at the meeting, the SOCMA approved the report of its dermatitis adLvisory committee, which decided not to participate in the formulation or construction of tests and rules in connection with t h e dermatitis problem in the textile colors and finishes industry. This committee, headed b y Β. Η. Little, Hercules Powder Co., stated that SOCMA members ship and label their products in conformity with the reqriircments of the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, hence, We rccomrmend that the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association refrain
from any participation in the request of the National Dry Goods Association and the Casualty Insurance Group. It was determined that the seller of chemicals has no control over the use of his products alone or in combinations, and it is therefore the responsibility off the user to determine the suitability of the finished product for consumer use. The producer of the final products offered for human use, in the committee's opinion, should sponsor the establishment of such testing procedures as meet his requirements. At the same time the SOCMA recognizes the responsibility of its members properly to provide available information regarding the properties of the products they mer chandise, and "limit our activities to this function**, the report said. Wyly M. Billing, Hercules Powder Co., was elected a member of the association's board of governors, succeeding M. J. Hartung of M ay wood Chemical Works, who did not desire re-election. In a nominations report presented by A. T . Loeffler» Monsanto Chemical Co., the following SOCMA officers were renamed and again elected for the ensuing year:
President, August Merz, Calco Chemical Division, American Cyanamid Co.; first vice president, Elvin H. Killheffer, E. 1 du Pont de Nemours & Co.; second vice president, Victor E . Williams, Monsanto Chemical Co.; treasurer, Ralph E. Dorland. Dow Chemical Co.; secretary, Charles A Mace, G East 45th St.. New York. Governors elected to the board in addition to Mr. Billing, the president, and vice presi dents, were: Harold W. Dingee, Zinsser & Co.; Ralph E . Dorland, Dow Chemical Co.; Eric Kunz, Givaudan-Delawanna, Inc.; C. M. Hichter, Pharma Chemical Corp.; H. L. Simons, Harold L. Simons. Inc. Guest speaker at the dinner which followed the meeting was Amos E . Taylor, Director. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. In forecasting an intensive drive to expand exports following the war, Dr. Taylor said that in actual manufacturing capacity, the United States will barely fall short of match ing the rest of the world combined. Imports, he added, will play an essential role in maintaining living standards, and in the long run these must finance our exports as well as reflect business activity in this country. The membership paid a silent, standing tribute to fighting men who have fallen since Pearl Harbor, December 1941; also voted unanimously to make Fred G. Zinsser of Zinsser and Co., Hastings-on-Hudson Ν. Υ., an honorary member of the associa tion.
Molybdenum Deposit Found A large deposit of molybdenum in north central Montana has been reported by the U. S. Bureau of Mines.
Below, /eft. L. H . Flett, M . B. Carroll, both National Aniline Div., A l l i e d Chemical and Dye Corp. Mow, right. William Keat ing, U. S. Customs Labora tory, and G . W . Poland, Jr., Stauffer Chemical Co.
Right Amos E. Taylor, director, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce/ and August Merz, Calco Chemical Division, Ameri can tCyanamid Co., and President of SOCMA
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Revision of Anglo-American O i l Pact Proposed A substitute for the Anglo-American petroleum agreement which has been shelved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is offered by the Petroleum Industry War Council. Drafted by the National Oil Policy Committee, the revised agreement has been approved by the whole council. The proposed revision is shorter than the original and rewords the clauses that had been criticized as vague. The two most important changes are specific clauses reserving import policies and domestic oil operations from the provisions of the agreement. All reports of the International Petroleum Commission are to be promptly published by each government, unless the signatory governments decide otherwise, and no signatory. government or its nationals is required to comply with suggestions made in reports. Another change omits the word '*peaceable*' from Article I, saying instead "adequate supplies of petroleum should be accessible in international trade' to the nationals of all countries on a competitive basis and without discrimination based on nationality". The original agreement was signed Aug. 8 by Edward R. Stettinius, Jr.. acting Secretary of State, and by Lord Beaverbrook, British Lord Privy Seal, and referred as a treaty to the Senate for confirmation.
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Antitrust Suits to Be Prosecuted Prosecution of two antitrust suits that had been held up as not in the public interest during wartime is to proceed at once, on order of President Roosevelt, against the advice of the Army and Navy. The suits against D u Pont, Rohm & Haas, and the Bendix Aviation Co. will be tried early in 1945. The three companies have been indicted on the charge of cartel conspiracy with foreign interests in connection with manufacture of material used in airplane construction. Du Pont and Rohm & Haas suit concerns manu- facture of plastics, while the Bendix suit has to do with production of component airplane parts. One reason for proceeding now is stated to be its effect on the reconversion program after the war, when, the Department of Justice thinks, any illegally controlled patents should be made available to other manufacturers. It is expected that most of the evidence will be documentary and therefore will not require the time of busy executives on the witness stand away from their war duties. Rohm & Haas has issued a denial of the charges. Both Rohm & Haas and Du Pont are prepared to defend the suit.
Arizona Copper Deposit A large copper deposit in Arizona, believed on the basis of Bureau of Mines preliminary explorations to total 30,000,000 tons, has been reported by the officials of the Magma Copper Mining Co., who have taken an option on the property. It lies 45 miles northwest of Tucson.
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INDUSTRIAL NEWS Dissolution of Hydro Patents Co. Attorney General Biddlc announced Dec. 4 the entry by the U. S. District Court a t Newark, N. J., of a supplemental order in the case of U. S. va. Standard Oil Co. (N. J.) et al., authorizing the defendants to enter into a Termination Agreement and Hydrogénation License Agreements. The order was entered upon motion of the defendants and with the consent of the Department of Justice. The authorized agreements, when accepted and executed by all parties involved, will establish a new basis for licensing hydrogénation patents heretofore pooled by Standard and 17 other oil companies in this country. The patent rights originally placed in the pool by Standard included patent rights emanating from I. G. Farbenindustrie, of Germany; the patent pool having been formed in 1930 and existing under a formal agreement of July 1, 1935. Stockholders of Hydro Patents Co. have unanimously approved entry into the termination agreement and the license agreements. Except for Standard Oil Development Co., they are not parties in the Standard Oil case. The agreements which the defendants are now authorized to execute will lead to the dissolution of the Hydro Patents Co., as required by the consent decree of March 25, 1942, and to the assumption by Standard Oil Development Co. and Standard Catalytic Co. of the functions of Hydro Patents Co. as
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Cereal Chemists' 1 9 4 4 Medal Awarded to J. C. Baker The American Association of Cereal Chemists announces that it will award the Osborne Medal for distinguished contributions to cereal chemistry and related sciences to John Clark Baker, vice president and director of research, Wallace & Tiernan Co. Inc. In 1919 Dr. Baker joined Wallace
