For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., at the prices indicated UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION Washington ERRATA Since publication of the report on Synthetic Resins the Commission’s attention has been called to certain necessary corrections. Page 37—2d line under heading “Production in the United States” _Strike out_ “The Resinous Products and Chemical Co., Inc.,” and _insert_ “Rohm and Haas,” Page 154—Last item under “Vinyl Resins” _Transfer_ the name of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington, Del. to line below so that it will not be opposite a trade name. This company manufactures Vinyl Resins but not “Koroseal”. December 1938 Transcriber’s Note: The errata have been corrected for this e-text, together with a number of sundry typos. UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION SYNTHETIC RESINS AND THEIR RAW MATERIALS A SURVEY OF THE TYPES AND USES OF SYNTHETIC RESINS, THE ORGANIZATION OF THE INDUSTRY, AND THE TRADE IN RESINS AND RAW MATERIALS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO FACTORS ESSENTIAL TO TARIFF CONSIDERATION UNDER THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF SECTION 332, TITLE III, PART II, TARIFF ACT OF 1930 REPORT No. 131 SECOND SERIES [Illustration] UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1938 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price 25 cents UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION _RAYMOND B. STEVENS, Chairman_ _HENRY F. GRADY, Vice Chairman_ _EDGAR B. BROSSARD_ _OSCAR B. RYDER_ _E. DANA DURAND_ _A. MANUEL FOX_ _SIDNEY MORGAN, Secretary_ Address All Communications UNITED STATES TARIFF COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgment XI 1. Introduction 1 Scope and purpose 2 Fundamental definitions 2 Tariff history 3 Broadening use of synthetic resins 4 Relation of synthetic resins to their raw materials 5 Sources of information 7 2. Summary: Growth of the industry 7