American Synthetic Organic Chemicals Industry: War and Politics, 1910-1930

Excerpt from Synthetic Organic Chemicals Each of the 15 sections is headed by a summary of the statistical data. The first table in each section gives statistics on products and groups of products in as great detail as is possible without revealing the operations of individual producers; Statistics for an individual chemical or group of chemicals are given only when there are three or more producers, no one or two of which may be predominant. Moreover, even when there are three or more producers, statistics are not given if there is any possibility that their publication would violate the statutory provisions relating to unlawful disclosure of information accepted in confidence by the Commission.' Data are reported by producers for only those items where the volume of production or sales or value of sales exceeds certain minimums. Those minimums for_ all sections are pounds of production or sales or of value of sales with the following exceptions: Plastics and resin materials pounds or pigments, medicinal chemicals, flavor and perfume materials, and rubber-processing chemicals pounds or They are usually given in terms of undiluted materials; however, products of 95 percent or greater purity are considered to be 100 percent pure. Commercial concentrations are applicable for dyes, certain plastics and resins, and a few solvents; such concentrations are specifically noted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.