BY-PRODUCTS OF COAL.
NEW INDUSTRY FOR COAST. One of the most important develop- ( ments in the coal industry is a proposal to t establish V huge by-products works near Westport, which will manufacture by processes taken to England from Germany shortly before the war. A company is being formed in which the estimated capital will be . albout • £400,000, the 'greater proportion of which will be English capital. The directorate will be a strong one, representative business men from many parts of New Zealand being included thereon. It' is expected that the proposed works will treat 90,000 tons of coal a year, the' principal by-products being a highgrade coal, sulphate of ammonia, benzol (petrol), and prepared tar. Other byproducts will be sheep dip, naphtha, solvent and for making paints; naphthalene for preserving skins; carbolic disinfectants; creosote for . preserving timber; anthracene greases and pitch for electrical works. The estimated production of benzol is 180,000 gallons a year. The special system of manufacture is pursued in large industries in England, N America, Germany, Prance and otter countries.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18552, 30 November 1925, Page 10
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