CHEMICALS IN WAR

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 166, 16 July 1941, Page 3

CHEMICALS IN WAR

GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY

The place ot the chemist, in wartime was defined by Lord McGouan. chairman of Imperial Chemical Industries. Ltd.. in his recent address to shareholders. He saici: "In <*he home the war has been the source, direct, or indirect. oi ever-increasing requirements for nearly all our products, and in general the company s factories at home norfced to full capacity tlurin? the nhole of 1940. He specially referred to the manufacture of war material and the close collaboration of the Government, with the chemical industry. Export trade na<l been maintained, and would be maintained, subject to shipping facilities. Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand, as the subsidiaries In Canada and South Africa, continued to prosper and expand, and thctr relations with their respective Government-!, grew closer and closer. "In sympa'hy with the urgent, necessity In war conditions for local sources ot supply, thej' continue to expand their own manufacturing capacity." he said. "In their respective countries they. too. are undertaking fresh rls~s for their own Governments and ours, and are doing all they can to help In the establishment of new factories for war purposes. We are proud to record what they have accomplished. Lord McGowan referred to the Urge number of employees of the company on active as at December 31. and h» added: 'Our relations with the trade unions remain excellen..