The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-03-31


merry capable of processing 100 ton!
of ore daily is to be finished by the
japan Mining company's Oya mine
Miyagi prefecture, to produce about
10 Kilograms per month.
In October. the ore-processing ca
pacity of the cyanide process refin-
cry at the Kamioka Mining compa-
ny's Kushikino mine. Miyagi pre-
lecture, will be expanded to 400 tons
from the present 200 tons per day
Its output will hike to monthly 80
Kilograms. Sixty-six other gold
mines are also making strenuous eff
forts for increased production. The
only question left is whether the Of
fetal gold price pegged at 401 yen
per gram despite the latest price
hikes OF other commodities. will so
up.
PLASTICS: Japan's output OF
plastics in fiscal 1851 april, 1851, to
March, 1882 will range between
twice and six times over fiscal 1850,
according to increased production
plans Of various plastic manufacture
ing companies. AS against the es-
timated output of $500 tons in this
fiscal year, the vinyl chloride pro-
duction goal for the next fiscal year
totals 1850 tons. Mitsui Chemicals
goal is 1900 tons, Kanegafuchi Che
meals 100 tons, Tekkoshas 1,460
tons, New Japan Nitrate's 1850 tons,
and Japan's Gson's 1000 tons.
The Ministry of International
Trade and Industry estimates con-
.servatively that actual output will be
about 5000 tons due to a shortage
of raw materials. Production goal
for the next fiscal year of vinyl ace
tate aggregates $500 tons against
this fiscal years 5000 tons. Respec-
tive targets of major companies are;
Kurashiki Rayon, 8,7OO tons; Japan
Synthetic Chemical, $500 tons: ia
pan Carbide, 1900 tons; and New
Japan Nitrate, 1000 tons. The mi
nistry holds the goals may be achie-
we'd.
Phenol resin commonly called
bakelite) production goal for fiscal
1851 aggregates 5000 tons against
4,400 tons in fiscal 1885, Japan Bake
lite has fixed its goal at 1.400 tons
and Matsushita Denko. 1000 tons
Actual output, according to the mi
nistry, may be some $500 tons due
to possible shortage of raw mater
ials. Urea resin output goal for the
next fiscal year totals 10,100 tons a
gainst $500 tons in this fiscal year
Togo High Pressure has fixed a tar
get of 2,100 tons, Japan Kakozai
1000 tons, and Japan Bakelite 1000
tons. The Ministry of Information
al Trade and Industry maintains the
actual output will be approximately
5000 tons.
DRUGS: Japan has been manu-
featuring in notable quantities drug
wonders" such as penicillin, strepto-
mycin, sulfa drugs, pas, hexylresor-
cine, diazine, cortison, promin and
anti-histaminic agents. A Welfare
Ministry survey revealed the ma
TONS pharmaceutical companies
employing 10000 employees totaled
TOO at the end of 1919, of whom
$4,000 were males and 1900 females.
Companies with more than 1000
workers aggregated 10, all of which
/ had a capital OF more than 100 mil
lion yen. Companies selling more
than 10 million yen monthly num-
bered 20. Production of all sorts OF
drugs reached 1890 million yen in
1948, 30,500 million yen in 1949, and
81 900 million yen in 1850. The 1850
figure showed the recovery of this
industry to 10 per cent of the pre-
war level
The export of drugs and medical
supplies in 1949 amounted to 100000
or 2.5 times that of 1948. Major
| outlets were Formosa. Hongkong