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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 references to factors essential to tariff consideration. Under the general provisions of section 332, title III, part II, Tariff act of 1930.United States Tariff Commission

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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 references to factors essential to tariff consideration. Under the general provisions of section 332, title III, part II, Tariff act of 1930.

Name: 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 references to factors essential to tariff consideration. Under the general provisions of section 332, title III, part II, Tariff act of 1930.
Author: United States Tariff Commission

United States Tariff Commission

Gums and resins industry; Plastics

Synthetic resins enter into the foreign trade of the United States only
to a small extent. This becomes apparent if a comparison is made between
the United States production of these resins and our imports and exports
of them. Table 13 gives the imports and production of synthetic resins in
the United States for 1934 through 1937. Exports are so small that they
are not separately reported.

TABLE 13.—_Synthetic resins: United States production and imports,
1934-37_

                                     [Pounds]
  -------------------+------------+------------+-------------+------------
                     |     1934   |     1935   |     1936    |    1937
  -------------------+------------+------------+-------------+------------
  Production in the  |            |            |             |
    United States[1] | 56,059,489 | 95,133,384 | 132,912,821 | 162,104,713
  Imports into the   |            |            |             |
    United States    | [2] 19,795 | [2] 21,120 | [3] 626,608 | [3] 673,880
  -------------------+------------+------------+-------------+------------

  [1] Does not include coumarone and indene resins, sulfonamide
  resins.

  [2] Does not include imports of vinyl acetate resins which were
  not shown separately until 1936.

  [3] Includes vinyl acetate resins and all other types imported.

The small size of the international trade in synthetic resins is also
emphasized if we compare the imports of all synthetic resins with the
imports or exports of some of the important raw materials used in their
manufacture. Table 14 makes such a comparison.

TABLE 14.—_Comparison of international trade of the United States in
synthetic resins and in certain raw materials for resins, 1934-37_

                           [1,000 pounds]
  -----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------
  Imports into or exports from |        |        |        |
   the United States           |  1934  |  1935  |  1936  | 1937[1]
  -----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------
  Imports:                     |        |        |        |
    Resins                     |     20 |     21 |    627 |    674
    Crude cresylic acid[2]     |  7,332 |  7,010 | 13,794 | 16,745
    Crude naphthalene          | 47,995 | 48,455 | 39,806 | 52,664
    Crude glycerin             | 15,081 |  8,220 | 11,149 | 13,441
    Refined glycerin           |  2,214 |     69 |  3,447 |  7,535
  Exports:                     |        |        |        |
    Phenol                     |    329 |    323 |    149 |  ([3])
    Formaldehyde               |  2,597 |  2,598 |  1,844 |  2,865
  -----------------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------

  [1] Preliminary.

  [2] Conversion factor 8.7 pounds per gallon.

  [3] Not available.

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