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By M. D. Curwon
THE growth during duting bulk quantities of the
new epoxy resets and the British
the past few years oxygen Company, Ltd, is now
of the plastics industry producing monomerlevinyl acetate
in
A
resin,
for conversion la polymers which de have new und wide applications all technically
countries has as adhesives and in paints. veloped
synthetle TW mastonished both scientific
and economic observers; Peterlic, an neryile co-polymer, is in the piim sange of production. there has been no The moles so far examined show a remarkable permanent parallel in history to
ptical clarity of a greater heat match it for increased starre (up to 200 degrees rate of production, both Centigrade) than has been ex- hilalte by uny transparent qualitative and quantita- ermoplastic material.
In certain ser- tive. (ions, it has not been
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1930 materade im the Industry 30 000 tents, 1954. over 250,000 tons, an increase of 700 per cent In 13 years This record containly surpassed by exports 10 these compounds for the year 1964, when Britan sold www:
20 000,000 worth abroad.
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becomes increasingly clea That the Incessant elpim that plastics are materials in their own right" by virtue of their own sp ci properties, is a true They can no longer be re- gorded nos substitutes in the sensa of cheaper substances.
Thus, to give 1 few obvious examples, the transparent plastic windows in na aircraft are not substitutes and are Very often for from chemp. Toughness and clarity are paramount necessi des and obviously glass cantol 1838 we employed because of brittle. Tx 11458
polythene Much household goods such as wash-
teen bows.
pack and sink-dk all
of the roudly accepted by housewives, mil Teleal divejup
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ENGINEERING
USES
OF
PLASTICS
Terylene, provides another by year for agricultural and example of the versatility of the household water-piping and both now plastics. Terylene can also polythene acx polyvinyl chloride be produced in film form.
piping have entered the cheml- cal and alled-to-chemical
The immedjate interest here
Contemporary Furnishings
In Rubber
AS work proceeds on
building and fitting out passenger amenities at the Central Terminal buildings at London Air- port the visitor canübt fail to be impressed by These materials are also being the increasingly im- of the need for high stand of acid tanks (and of girders to portant
and other corrosive liquids.
la in an entirely new held, that dustries for the transport of held of packaging. It is one which has advanced greatly because
of
packaging
честь
widely used in the dollruction
rubber
con-
Hygiene in
part which loss as spillage is support them), of valves and dojd transport and, perhaps atlli niere fume hoods
plays in and chimneys to important, to avoid spoliage of carry away dangerous gases. In temporary furnishings-- foods, drugs, bulk chemicals and these cases, the use of melais,
transported in which are both so on normally
when, as in corrodible and especially mictal contolners which are often heavier,
empletely this case, the designers unavoidably contaminated, ousted by the non-corrodible and have placed the emphasis
longer-lived plastle materiais.
on cumfort and a quiet MACHINERY DEVELOPMENTS
soothing atmosphère,
EVEN STRONGER
KELLOPHANE,” ploythene
“EI
so much so
that the thickness needed is only one-tenth that of other #lmy and still is their equal In strength.
has been
prolonged use.
eminates.
that
with some rub-
and it is Ita Bound-
of
and polyviny! chloride N the purely doméstle field one in thin yet strong im is now of the most interesting Latex foam, being employed and made into developments of recent times is berised hair. has been chosen sculed bugs for the purpose. Al- the construction of gilid fuel for most of the upholstery, most all bananas, for example, bods or containers from synibelle, including bar stools,
The are today, being transported in
apparent resin-bonder strong polythene film and indeed production has been fostered by absorbent properties are, in the this is stated to be one of the the universal dissatisfaction with setting of an airport, a consider- largest cutlets for the film. the galvanised fron type, the able „advantage, Particularly
skill noticeable is the
with bottom of which rtists readily Terylene film is even stronger and falls
not very which the designers, aided by out
after
the comprothess of latex foam, have provided for extreme com- The advance in the production fort-without any suspicion
Inconvenient bulk-In the cany of new machines and modifien-Incor
A case in. point is the The most spectacular plastic tons of existing types for the chair
fine Airside waiting room where productions during the past two conversion of plastica by com- or three years have been those
pression, Injection and extrusion tub chairs designed by
Day and made by
Hille hina beën 110 ess made
glass trom
Abre And
spectacular. Day
London, are grouped informally Is The most recent production polyester resina
decorated coffee around flower that of the vacuum-forming aro system, all such conveyors
Pirelli In these chairs tables. Motor-car bodies of the sports- machine which can speedily pro- being replaced by polyvinyl production of plastic bottle type have already been con- duce
deep-drawtt rubber webbing is used to sup- reasonably chloride conveyors that are non-making has been achieved by structed from these plasties, but comp
port the cushions. The covering units from inflammable.
components
# black it is believed that the successful moulding of the this application while Interest cellulose
here is
and white this will prove to be the largest nylon type. This huss been esing, is clearly not yet for nias chloride sheet.
nectale and playvinyl Mourne"
with contrasting cushions in flame colour. single use of the material, since pecially welcomed by the medical production. 10,000 tons will be needed each profession since, in addition to
Riese year for replacements alone. their strength,
plastic bottles
structures plastics industry employed for these high strength may be carrying fluid speciments without lies in the construction of boats, at
aircraft radomes, auxiliary tanks, Exhibition danger of breakage.
hot-air ducts, the Lining of Olympla
Nylon duds for football boots in one of many new applications for plastics which have been developed Is Bitain.
NYLON BOTTLES
transatlantic
Is vable
are
The must ferent advance in the
In
and
Britain's were on view
the widest use of all, as its succees, has pred..
K
Robin
of
Back And Cushions
for
the wall
All these facets of The main industrial uses for
the third British Plastics
Latex foam is used also which was held at the back and cushions of the
London The seat sections against
show
and which were designed by the
Architect, Principal
Frederick of the Prepa
CBE, FRIBA, NTPI. design Another Robin Day of its with character seating
Hille by
the
clean lines
enventional the recent announcement F Exceptional importance too, The Dutast all the story of new dis penyeries and of the applications metal types, are quiet in action
They can also bo sterilised at lorries, safety helmets and per- existence of this that the manufacture of the new high temperatures. The necessity 1 an industry interest tey huologists and reque
is equally Tips and barler annat, it
being for sterilisation in this field has specially for agricultural build- industry to stand firmly on report what can wayngs
undertaken by Submarine Cables resulted also in the use of nylon tngs today and town buildings merits of its products, important to
Lki, at its Erith, Kent, works, for the injection moulding of only be described so the begin
The great strength versatility of its ability to ex-is the fully The electricity conducting wires hypodermic iry- tug of a second British hubun
syringes where the Trial revolution, far
show the of this structure which must be breakage raw dustint applications
of such roofing units and their partd stadily with demand and of glass creates throughout a great danger.
Inevitably of the umalterable truth that which transparency materials
the plasties acceptance of the claim by in-
protected
holl and concourse affect the use of glass in the plastics are, and are king in- entrance Erom Croston and the industry
concerned and dustry in general. As a resull length
The brief reference above to elds,
treasingly accepted as materinis waiting area. The black and probably eventually for much of of the underground fire at Cress- effect of sea water over very
出 Extruded polythene piping is of construction theft awam covering fabric is hand The chemical industry als
In 1952, due to long periods are being covered the production of the remark- well Colflery Ignition of the rubber conveyor with polythene by extrusion. able new British synthetic fibre being used more extensively year right
re
AES
Up [<> 1953 mes! plastk materials produced in Britain, with Alan exception of the quita-perci, | naturally derived berliuloki, cellulose acetate and betonin, were made from wond-la
prekucts or acetylene
Britain's
:the
Visi bulk synthetic industry,
which
Plasticisers,
e hymn really
new - and
the autad
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1.
MANDRAKE THE MAČICIAN
YOU THOUGHT
-
I WAS A
WINDOW DUMMY F
Gee,M'AM, BEG YOUR PARDON-- BUT YOU WERE STANDING SO STILL
WHEN I SAW YOU--
SOUNDS CRAZY--BUT WE'RE SEARCHING FOR A DUMMY THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS DUMMY AND--
Hin--
I'VE NEVER
BEEN SO INSULTED GOOD DAY!
4.28
1
komorow.
must
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
SORRY.
BUT SHE
DOES LOOK LIKE THIS PHOTO
THERE WE ARE
AUTH ROBOT NUMBER THREEF HOW'S SHE LOOK?
Ter-
CREAM SODAS
ALF THE POLICE ARE GETTING TOO CLOSE! LET'S STOP
NOW!
By MIR
9.27
By Ernie Bushmiller
Rond
1. laukow
Kowloon
28th November, 1953
Hong kong
Birds
1953
terkluta, GA Hong Kong Birds, Pp. 14+233. pi, 8 122 colour, ruzierius black- and-white drawings in let. Hong Kong: South China Morning Fort. Ltd., HK$35.00.
chader destuffs, pharronet taljeni. Fertiliser y producte.
solvents, inicides and so on, was also derived from coal cà dependence which greatly fruited)
the production
ees somically
KLEY
bom severed by the introduction: jot a new petrochemical Industry,) Takl the form of catalytic
ja toleum cracking plants tron
hich a range of unsaturated gises for polvim production E produsel
NEW PRODUCTS
| CUME important eruulis of this nens development are un- rendy wen. The production of
a moel welcome polyte by Imperiat Chemien handbook for ornitholo Indusies Ltd.. hither, mad Kista resident or station-free ed in Hong Kong.
ndcohol, in tho All based on ethylene gas produced
The capacity the litherto recorded from petr-eum.
included; U poduction of the species
bre synthetic plumages are clearly and temarkable
Terylene will by the end of th concisely described, and
increased to 5,080
ure
a short account is given year have
field
of
**** tons per annum. characters, status,
will be year Output next habits,
lons, Furth Chemieds The Illustrations, 10,000 etc.
Petrochemicals Ltd, except for three plates Ltd. and
of photographs, are all are producing styrene monter by Cdr. A. M. Hughes, and the most revent report an and include four attrae nounces that Imperial Chemical tive plates of the heads Industries Ltd. Monsanto Chemi- of 42 species and many cak Ltd, aral Dunion
drawings the Company, Ltd,
in
text, The writer of this synthetic rubbers review
benefited greatly from
The valent of Las laller this book when station-inning may be gauged from the probable production by Im-
ed in Hong Kong some nering Chemicals alone. It will
on referring to it, some
Unfamiljar
on which notes
years ago. Even now, he of the under of 10,000 tons a peutes, half of which will certainly be the valuable oil-resistant type were of syntheile rubber so urgently engineering made at the time have in demand by the almost all proved easily industries. Identifiable, D. W. 3.
In addition Imperial Chemicals
(Extract from "The This" official have begun the manufacture of
Broan of the British Ornithologists! polytetrafluoroethylene (P.T.FE.) Union, British Museum).
the most outstanding plastic material to date, with ex- ceptionally high heat and chemical resistance; tho Shell KOWLOON Company, Ltd, will soon be pro-.
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LIKE WINTER
WHY ISN'T YOUR DOG SLEEPING IN
HIS DOGHOUSE ?
HE CAN'T
GET INTO
مجمع خوبی در با داره اگر به
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TALK
ABOUT
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Have you séch
Admiral
AIR CONDITIONERS
AND REFRIGERATORS
ANTIK JAM THAT MAND TASMANIA FAMOVE"
DAIRY BOX
MILK
器
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this situation
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San Mostrel
madb
cream
of
London,
is used in the channel
woven of wool and linen, The cushions again in latex foam. are covered in the same fabric but in plain black.
In the transit lounge there is an urteresting example of the use of latex foam In conjunction with tubular steel in the {"University" acat. This artless setice, designed and made by Ernest Race Ltd.. covered with
a pure wool repp-again in
A Rame colour.
In quite a different style are the inviting "Festival" chairs, designed by Roger and Robert Nicholson and made by Ideal Upholstery Ltd., which art the second floor buffet and bar rdom. These are upholstered at back and sides in rubberised hair and have a inter footh loose cushion, and are covered with a grey fabric on the out- side and a red on the inside. The wall seating also has foami cushions and is designed by Ronald Long and made by R, S, Stevens Ltd.
The laying of rubber flooring In the Second Immigration Hall is now well advanced-a further stage in the task of putting down what will ultimately total | 3.000-odd square yards of rubber flooring in. various heavily. tracked parts of the buildings,
Variety Of Colours
The flooring which is of
chosen type specially
for Its variety of colours and fe sistance to hard wear, is by the Runnymede Rubber Co., Lld,
that in the Who, state
Main Immigratiou Hall
room ribne took 900 sq. yd. In this hall
d pale grey marble design used, lald In 3 £t. x 2 ft, tiles with a separating line of bright, fed. A similar design is also told in three children's nurseries where the children of visitors to the airport are cared for.
Rubber flooring is plso to bè Been on the roof of the airport In the cafeteria bar, and tea room where a visitors' gallery is building Here a variety of colours, including dick and white, greys and blue marbles bro used, with the same basic Besgn be in the Main Immigre- tch Hall,
The Second Immigration Hall
cater
will be fitted with * light
Marbled subber Wil Feller. This room will for` Passengers who are merely changing planes, IA
He, two Ipigration Halls sold pin black rubber coving
tiren
But against the wall in place of a litted skirting.
One of the most
Interesting
of the various mechanical roles
In which rubber airport
but the
conveyors for
Which to contribute considerably Con venience of passengers. These convayira are tide with sicality tootfied surface to prevent luggage silding and were supplied by the British Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd.; and installed in Bover Ltd. They couver the
at ground, Door Level, jip to Main. Corpului” which
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