MAKING OF RUBBER
EXPERT COMING TO N.Z.
SYDNEY, March 17.
Synthetic rubber is here to stay, and all scrap rubber will still be reclaimed after the war. This is the opinion of a Canadian rubber chemist, Mr. W. H. Bremner, who is here oh his way to advise the New Zealand Government on the manufacture of synthetic rubber and the reclamation of scrap. "In 10 years synthetic rubber will practically replace crude rubber in Canada, where the large quantities of oil and coal will allow of its manufacture more cheaply than natural rubber can be imported," said Mr. Bremner, "I think that after the war not a scrap of rubber will be wasted. Scrap has saved the day for Canada and the United States. We could never have pulled through without it." Mr. Bremner added that the quality of synthetic rubber was being improved, though the best tyres were still made by adding a small percentage of natural rubber. Canada was building a £13,000,000 plant to produce 40,000 tons a year.
Mr. Bremner. is not coming to New Zealand as .an adviser to the Government. It is understood that the purpose of his visit is to advise a Christchurch company.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 65, 18 March 1943, Page 5
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200MAKING OF RUBBER Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 65, 18 March 1943, Page 5
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