OIL FROM COAL

Grey River Argus, 2 August 1935, Page 8

OIL FROM COAL

BRITISH OPERATIONS. (Aus. and N.Z. AssnA RUGBY. July 30. The Secretary for Mines, in a Parliamentary answer, furnished an interesting statement by the Imperial Chemical Industries, showing the progress which has been made in ‘the ex traction of oil from coal at B-Hingham Works. Production began on February 7th this year, and since that date 7? million gal’ons of petrol were manufactured. Deliveries to distributors commenced in April, and s’ix million gallons have been marketed to date. The petrol is taken over by oil com ponies to specifications of first grade marketed spirit, and needs no further blending or treatment. When the p’ant is in full operation, the coal required including that r qu>red fotreatment of creosote and low temperature tar, will amount to well over half a million t‘ons. representing employment for about 1950 minors. The number of persons now employed on the plant is’ about a thousand, and employment in secondary industries wi’l be found for a considerable number.