N.Z. RUBBER SHORTAGE

Grey River Argus, 28 April 1942, Page 5

N.Z. RUBBER SHORTAGE

COMMENT BY LEADING manufacturer. AUCKLAND, April 26. Under recently gazetted regutions, raw rubber may not be usea in any manufacturing P r oces, out the prior cogent in wutn. the Factory Controller. stoc “ s be' declared no matter for whet pose they are held, inc “raw rubber” includes sheets described as ribbed, sm j a 2 including latex crepe and liquid te ik commenting on this and on proposals lor' saving old ™ ber yesterday, Mr., G. c. vv. managing-director of p enroSfet land Rubber Mills, Limited. stated that reclaimed™obm would be used only m c ® rtaln n c £„u raW rubber products ' a JSial rubber content was not n Q \ a raw Time and the availability of Jaw rubber would influence Lr eral use of reclaimed rubber duim. th e war. Should the supply P osl^ n _ continue to deteriorate, New Aca land might be dependent upon ms firm’s reclaiming plant to he.p me. the position. Machinery had been Imported and its installation c nearing completion. It was obvious to all, stated Mr. Reid, that the rubber position had become most serioys for th e Unitea Nations. Although his company had very good stocks of raw rubber . ar the fall of Singapore and Java, a. considerable quantity had been ear- ' marked for war purnoses. The rest had been reserved for essential uses.