RUBBER RESOURCES

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 26, 26 October 1942, Page 4

RUBBER RESOURCES

Use Of Synthetic Product For Tyres (British Official Wireless, and Press Assn.) (Received October 25, 7 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 24. Trucks fitted with synthetic tyres have already travelled , over 53,000 miles and will give at least 100,000, said Mr. Gustav Egloff, president of the American Institute of Chemists, in a speech. He added that synthetic was superior to natural rubber in resistance to oil, gasoline and chemicals. It also wore better and was stronger in the sidewalls, giving more grip. Mr. Egloff expressed the opinion that the present synthetic rubber goal of 1,100,000 tons was too low, because of the urgent requirements of the United Nations for -rubber. Russia had lost two of the greatest synthetic plants to Germany. A welcome addition to the rubber resources of the United Nations, states British Official Wireless, is expected from Brazil, which, according to Professor Tavaresdesa, w’ho is on a goodwill tour of the United States, will supply the latter country with 100,000 tons of pure rubber, specially adaptable for tank and aeroplane accessories. The professor stated that Brazil was. rapidly mobilizing her resources. Latest surveys' show that she possesses 23 per cent, of the world’s iron deposit. .