"Magic for Manufacturers P.C. S'WELVIC" PASTE POLYVINYe_ Chlor- ide, a thermo-plas- tic material based like SO many other plastics on coal, has been known for more than 100 years: USA: and Germany were first in the field, but with World War MI and loss of the Far Eastern rubber re- sources England began production on a greatly in- creased scale Polyvinyl Chloride or P.VC: compounds range from rigid material to a fully plasticised type soft as rubber: PVC: "Welvic' 11 Paste a special i.C.I. compound is of particular interest to New Zealand; as it can be processed into a wide range of products with compara- tively simple plant Basically a viscous fluid which when heated to 150deg C changes from fluid to an elastic solid, "Welvic Paste can be processed by simple coating, dipping; casting, spraying or moulding: 0 When coated on to fabric "Welvic' Paste makes an exceptionally strong wearing "leathercloth" and can be made up into air mattresses and industrial protec- tive clothing: Other products include protective gloves, dolls, sink traps, printers' rollers and SO on: "Welvic" can be coloured and has better chemical resistance and age- ing properties than rubber and is fireproof and has excellent insulation properties. Ninth of an informative series by IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (N2) LTD , makers of "Perspex; Nylon, "Alkathene; "Welvic; etc: ICI Paaticd
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 21, Issue 529, 12 August 1949, Page 8
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