WEEK'S PRICE CHANGES
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• WEEK'S PRICE CHANGES July 6, 1959 Advances CURRENT PREVIOUS liorux, anhyti., ton Boric acid, USP, ton Ou m turpentine. South, «ni. Wood rosins. 100 lb.: Κ, Μ Ν WO WW S 02.00 $102.00 0.54 8.75 8.95 «. 15 9.45 S 87.50 158.50 0.53 Vs 8.50 8.70 8.90 9.20 Declines Coconut oil. West Coast, 11». Copper, custom smelters. Copra. West Coast, ton Corn oil. crude, lb. Hydrocyanic acid. lb. Soybean oil. Decatur, III., lb. S 0.17»/» S 0.17V4 it* It* 0.09*/4 0.09V. were caprolactam monomer, refined naphthalene, and anthraquinone. All are what the Tariff Commission defines as "competitive" for duty assessment purposes. Arrivals of caprolactam jumped from practically nothing in 1957 to 2.7 mil- lion pounds in 1958. Suppliers of this nylon intermediate were West Germany and The Netherlands. Anthraquinone imports rose from 351,000 to 424,000 pounds, and came from the U. K., France, Switzerland, Japan, and Italy. Refined» naphthalene was slightly less at 901,000 pounds, and was sent here by Belgium, West Germany, The Netherlands, and the U. K. While imports of caprolactam in- creased, those of nylon resin fell off. The nylon import total was out more than 50% to 408,680 pounds. Polystyrene resin imports showed a slight upturn at 36,484 pounds and the arrivals of polyurethanes, including foams, gained sharply (183,677 pounds against 113,962 pounds in 1957). Vinyls dropped to a marked extent— from 204,000 pounds in 1957 to 111,- 000 pounds in 1958. The Tariff Com- mission states that 38% of U. S. syn- thetic resin imports were in the com- petitive category. The principal sup- plying countries were West Germany, Canada, and the U. K. Synthetic dye imports last year amounted to 3.44 million pounds, with a foreign invoice value of $6.47 mil- lion. Of the total, 352 dyes were com- petitive and 817 noncompetitive. Swit- zerland is the largest supplying nation, accounting for 53.11 %. West German ν supplied 35.70%; U. K., 4.84%; Italy, 3.45%; and all others, 2.90%. • THIOGEL ^^^*6*«^- Thiol at ed Gelatin THIOGEL is the first in a series of thiolated proteins to be offered by Schwarz Laboratories, Inc. The thiola- tion of gelatin, addition of free sulfhydryl (SH) groups, enlarges the molecular structure and remarkable new properties are developed. One of the properties of THIOGEL is its ability to form a heat-stable gel rapidly, without chilling. The gel formed does not redissolve in boiling water. P o s s i b l e a p p l i c a t i o n s off T H I O G E L : Pharmacy: Vehicles for pharmaceuticals, preparation of absorbent surgical sponges, protective agent against radiation Cosmetics: For hair setting bases Biochemistry: For enzyme stabilization Photography: Special emulsions for developing and printing Printing: For fast setting printing processes Papers and Textiles: For special finishes and coatings ^^&&***^~ SCHWARZ LABORATORIES, INC. 2 3 0 A Washington Street, Mount Vernon, Ν. Υ. SCHWARZ LABORATORIES. INC.. 230A WASHINGTON ST.. MOUNT VERNON. N.Y. 1 Π Please send additional information and prices on Thiogel • ["") Please send copy of new biochemical price list ι Niur TITI r \ rnuRiiiY • AODREÇff __. * <"!ITV 7ftNt STiTC j SV-410 I JULY 13, 195? C&EN c & ens up to the minute report
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• WEEK'S PRICE CHANGES
July 6, 1959 Advances
CURRENT PREVIOUS
liorux, anhyti., ton Boric acid, USP, ton Ou m turpentine. South,
«ni. Wood rosins. 100 lb.:
Κ, Μ Ν WO WW
S 02.00 $102.00
0.54
8.75 8.95 «. 15 9.45
S 87.50 158.50
0.53 Vs 8.50 8.70 8.90 9.20
Declines Coconut oil. West Coast,
11». Copper, custom smelters. Copra. West Coast, ton Corn oil. crude, lb. Hydrocyanic acid. lb. Soybean oil. Decatur,
III., lb.
S 0.17»/» S 0.17V4
it* It* 0.09*/4 0.09V.
were caprolactam monomer, refined naphthalene, and anthraquinone. All are what the Tariff Commission defines as "competitive" for duty assessment purposes.
Arrivals of caprolactam jumped from practically nothing in 1957 to 2.7 million pounds in 1958. Suppliers of this nylon intermediate were West Germany and The Netherlands. Anthraquinone imports rose from 351,000 to 424,000 pounds, and came from the U. K., France, Switzerland, Japan, and Italy. Refined» naphthalene was slightly less at 901,000 pounds, and was sent here by Belgium, West Germany, The Netherlands, and the U. K.
While imports of caprolactam increased, those of nylon resin fell off. The nylon import total was out more than 50% to 408,680 pounds.
Polystyrene resin imports showed a slight upturn at 36,484 pounds and the arrivals of polyurethanes, including foams, gained sharply (183,677 pounds against 113,962 pounds in 1957).
Vinyls dropped to a marked extent— from 204,000 pounds in 1957 to 111,-000 pounds in 1958. The Tariff Commission states that 3 8 % of U. S. synthetic resin imports were in the competitive category. The principal supplying countries were West Germany, Canada, and the U. K.
Synthetic dye imports last year amounted to 3.44 million pounds, with a foreign invoice value of $6.47 million. Of the total, 352 dyes were competitive and 817 noncompetitive. Switzerland is the largest supplying nation, accounting for 53.11 %. West German ν supplied 35.70%; U. K., 4 .84%; Italy, 3.45%; and all others, 2.90%. •
THIOGEL ^^^*6*«^-
Thiol at ed Gelatin THIOGEL is the first in a series of thiolated proteins to be offered by Schwarz Laboratories, Inc. The thiola-tion of gelatin, addition of free sulfhydryl (SH) groups, enlarges the molecular structure and remarkable new properties are developed.
One of the properties of THIOGEL is its ability to form a heat-stable gel rapidly, without chilling. The gel formed does not redissolve in boiling water.
P o s s i b l e a p p l i c a t i o n s off T H I O G E L :
P h a r m a c y : Vehicles for pharmaceuticals, preparation of absorbent surgical sponges, protective agent against radiation
Cosmetics: For hair setting bases
B i o c h e m i s t r y : For enzyme stabilization
P h o t o g r a p h y : Special emulsions for developing and printing
P r i n t i n g : For fast setting printing processes
P a p e r s a n d T e x t i l e s : For special finishes and coatings
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S C H W A R Z L A B O R A T O R I E S , I N C . 2 3 0 A Washington Street, Mount Vernon, Ν. Υ.
SCHWARZ LABORATORIES. INC.. 230A WASHINGTON ST.. MOUNT VERNON. N.Y. 1
Π Please send additional information and prices on Thiogel • ["") Please send copy of new biochemical price list ι N i u r TITI r \
r n u R i i i Y •
AODREÇff __. *
<"!ITV 7 f t N t S T i T C j SV-410 I
J U L Y 13, 1 9 5 ? C & E N c & ens up to the minute report
