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# Busines s Brief s A-90-1 9 11-1-10 9

Eagle-Piche r Industrie s ha d revenue s o f

$729. 9 millio n an d operating incom e o f

$40. 1 millio n fo r 1989 . Goodyea r achieve d a ne tincom e o f $14. 7 millio n o n sale s o f $2. 8 billio n fo r 1989 . M.A . Hann a ha

d a ne tincom e fro

m operation s befor

e on e tim e gain s i n 198 9 o f $71. 9 millio n an

d netsale s o f $1. 1 billion . Lexingto n Precisio n experience d a netlos s o f $360,00 0 an d netsale s o f

$19. 1 billio n fo r the secon d quarte r o f 1989 . Nov a sai d its 198 9 ne tincom e wa s $18 6 millio n o n reve nue s o f $4. 8 billion . Park-Ohi o Industrie s reported a 198 9 netincom e o f $2. 7 millio n o n sale s o f

$150. 3 million . Phillip s Petroleu m experience d a ne tlos s o f $25 5 mil lio n for th

e fourt h quarter , an d recorde d revenue s o f

$3.0 3 billion . PP G Industrie s achieve d ne tearning s o f

$465. 2 millio n o n sale s o f

$5,73 4 billio n for the year . Rubbermai d reported 198 9 ne tsale s o f $1.3 4 billio n an d netearnings o f

$116. 4 million . Th e SAM A Grou p o f

Association s comprise d o f th e Analytical Instrumen

tAssociation , th e Laborator y Product s j\ssociation , th e Measurement , Control an d Automation Association , an d the Opto-Precisio n Instrument s Associa tion relocate d it

s office s t o Alexandria , Virginia , effectiv e Februar y 26 . A . Schulma n achieve d a netincom e o f $30. 8 millio n o n revenue s o f

$626. 1 millio n for 1989 . Standar d Product s reporte d sale s o f $166. 8 millio n an

d netincom e o f

$3,61 5 millio n fo r the secon d quarte r o f its 199 0 fisca l year . • ^ Sumitom o Chemical' s 198 9 netsale s amounte d t o ¥941. 3 billio n an

d its operating incom e wa s ¥66. 2 billion . Unichem a Chemical s change d it s nam e t o Unichem a Nort h America , effectiv e immediately . 

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s Th e numbe

r o f passenge r tire s shippe d in 198 9 totaled 216. 8 millio n units , a declin e o f 0.9 % ove r the 218. 7 mil lio n unit s shippe d i n 1988 , accordin g t o th e Rubbe

r Manu facturer s Association' s year en d tir e repor tProduction in crease d by onl y 0.4% , fro m 174. 3 millio n unit

s in 198 8 t

o 175. 0 millio n unit

s i n 1989 . Origina

l equipmentshipment

s droppe d 5.5 % fro

m 54. 1 millio n unit

s t o 51. 1 millio n units , an d replacementunit

s decline d fro

m 155. 2 millio n t

o 153. 2 "million , a decreas e o f

1.3 % fo r th e year . Expor

tradia l ship 

# Ne w fro m Elsevie r Scienc e Publisher s Elastomers an d rubbe r compoundin g material s I . Frant a (editor ) Price : $207.2 5 T o hel p th e rubbe rtechnologis t t o rationaliz e th e ver y com ple x tas k o f rubbe rcompounding , thi s boo k survey s th e propertie s o

f elastomer

s an d particula rgroup s o f rubbe r-... . compoundin g ingredient s an d chemicals

. Th e reade rwil l fin d fundamenta l informatio n o n th e production , propertie s an d applicatio n o

f al l basi c material s use d fo rformulatin g rubbe rcompounds , i.e

. elastomers , vulcanizatio n chemi
cals , fillers , stabilizers , plasticizers , blowin g agent s an d tex til e reinforcin g materials

. Chapter s o n th e histor

y o f th e rub
be rindustry , th e genera l propertie s o f rubber , an d th e principle s o

f productio n o

f syntheti c polymer

s ar e als o in
cluded

. Th e boo k no t onl y offer

s technica l informatio n an d specifi
catio n o f particula rcompoundin g materials , bu t als o give s a n explanatio n o

f th e structure-propert

y relationship s a

s a startin g poin t fo rmor

e rationa l rubbe rcompoundin g an d henc e applicatio n o

f th e rubbe rproducts

. I t wil l b e usefu l t o thos e i n th e rubbe rindustr y an d wil l als o serv

e as a refer
enc e an d explanator

y tes t fo rstudents o

f polyme rscience an d rubbe rtechnology

. Contents : Chapte r1

. Introductor y part
. 2

. Natura l rubber

. 3

. Surve y o f th e developmen t o

f syntheti c rubbers

. Produc
tio n methods

. 4

. Syntheti c rubbers

. 5

. Reclaime d rubber

. 6

. Compoundin g material s an d specia l purpos e additives

. 7

. Cor d material s fo rrubbe rreinforcement

. Genera l referenc
e s o n rubber

. Specifi c references

. Subjec t index

. , Cli p for m an d mai l to : Rubbe r Worl d Magazine P.O

. Bo x 548 5 186 7 Wes t Marke t St

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ment s showe d th e larges tincrease , 32. 8 percentfo r th e year . Shipment s o f truc k an d bu s tire

s climbe d 2.5% , fro

m 46.0 " millio n unit

s i n 198 8 t

o 47. 1 millio n unit

s i n 1989 . Truc k an d bu s tire production increase d by 2.3% , fro m 37. 0 millio n unit

s t o 37. 8 millio n units . Origina l equipmentship ment s droppe d 7.1 % ove r 1988 , and replacementtire ship ment s ros e 4.5% . Rubber-based , single-pl y roofin g system s ar e predicte d t o accoun tfor a s muc h as 9 0 percento f

ne w growt

h in th e overall domesti c non-residentia l roofin g activit

y i n 1990 , according t o the Rubbe r Manufacturers . Association' s Roofin g Product s Divisio n forecast . Overall , domesti c non-residentia

l roofin g activit

y i s expecte d t

o b e relativel y fla tin 199 0 an

d 1991 , wit

h growt h projecte d at2 percen t Tota l U.S . non-residentia

l roofin g i s expecte d t o gro w from thre e billio n squar

e fee ti n 199 0 t o 3.06 0 billio n i n 1991 . Rubber-base

d single-plie s ar

e projecte d t

o clim b fro

m 1.09 S billio n squar

e fee tin 199 0 t o 1.15 0 billio n i n 1991 . O f th e 6 0 millio n squar

e fee to f tota l non-residentia

l roofing growt

h projected betwee n 199 0 and 1991 , rubberbased single-plie s wil l accountfor 5 5 millio n squar e feet , o r mor e tha n 9 0 percent, accordin g t o th e forecas tRM A als o predict

s tha ttota l single-pl y roofin g constructio n wil l gro w fro m 1.895 billio n squar

e fee tin 199 0 t o 1.9 9 billio n i n 1991 , risin g fro

m 6 3 percento f

the tota l non-residentia

l roofing marke

tt o 6 5 percen

tby the en d o f

1991 . B y the

n rubber-base

d single-pl y wil l comman d 5 8 percento f al l sin gle-pl y construction , an

d 3 8 percento f

tota l non-residentia

l roofing , accordin g t o RMA . An environmenta

l excis e tax , par

to f tw o ne w section s o f ta x cod e containe d i

n the Revenu e Reconciliatio n Ac to f 1989 , require

s U.S . manufacturer

s wh o us e ozone-depletin g chemical s t o pa

y quarterl y payment

s beginnin g in Apri

l o n al l chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs ) use d sinc e Januar y 1,1990 . CFC s ar e use d i n th e manufactur e o f ai r conditioner s an

d . automotive seating , among othe r uses . Manufacturer s wil l pa y varyin g amount s dependin g o n the typ e o f CF C used . The y wil l pa y a n excis e ta

x o f $1.3 7 per pound o f

CF C

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Circl e 8 o n car d use d in 1990 . Th e ta x increase s t o $1.6 7 pe

r pound i n 199 2 an d $2.6 5 per poun d i n 1993 . Th e U.S . adhesive s an

d sealants industr

y registere d sale s in 198 9 value d a

t$8. 7 billio n and shippe d 12. 4 billio n pounds , a n increas e o f

8 percentove r 198 8 dolla r figures . However , industr

y growt h i s expecte d t

o slo w fro

m th e 9 percen tgrowt h rat e during th e las tdecad e t o abou t7 percen ta year , du e t o continue d moderat e construction , an

d sluggis h productio n o f

vehicle s and othe r durable goods , according t o Rauc

h Associates , a marketing consultin g an d industr y informatio n firm base d in Bridgewater , NJ . I n 1994 , tota

l adhesive s an

d sealants consumptio n wil l increas e t o $ 1 2 billion , accordin g t o Rauch . Curren tadhesive s sale s ar

e estimate d a

t$6,91 5 billio n an d 10. 5 billio n dr

y pounds . The y ar

e comprise d o f

merchantsale s o f

mainl y formulated product s tha taccountfo

r 7 4 percento f

adhesiv e consumption , bu tonly 5 0 percen

to l tota l adhesive s volume . Th e balanc e i s i n captiv e productio n by users o f large i quantities tha

thav e generall y less critical applications . Binder s fo r primar

y woo d bonding , carpetbackin g an d foundr y use s includ e syntheti c and natura l lattice s tha

taccountfo r 1 5 percen to f

adhesive s sale s butove r 4 0 percen t o f thei r volume . Sealantsale s ar

e estimate d a

t$1,78 5 billio n an

d 1. 9 bil lio n dr y pounds . Beside s traditiona l uses , Rauc

h include ; P U applianc e wal l foam interface sealants , plastisols , aut o bod y fillers , pavemen tjoin tfiller s an d grout s an d putties . RM A tir e repor t - Decembe r ,f | (figure s i n thousand s o f Units ) '' ; Passenge r tire s .YTDWV'.YTDVB . f fv Shipment s •' V:-.'V ; • FF)TF'' : V origina l equipment FF;51,17 0 % chang e £,-.£. , radia l FJ> ^ ^^£j£ f 44.65 4 i$i replacement ' ','F* : ' : radia l ;{

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^J " 48.260 , £153,28 1 ,-155.29 4 ""148,157 f~. 145.579- -..I r -•A • - h expor t Hf?l| ^ 2,437^'^ ' 9.36 5 radia l total F r radia l Production radial . J 1.81 7 Oi«-iPj L gifiBB A 218,79 0 •5. 5 -3. 5 -1. 3 ? 0. 4 ?. ' 32. 8 j

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