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...MONSANTO CHEMICAL is going into business with German chemists to make a new plastic substitute for foam rubber. With Germany's Farbenfabriken Bayer A.G., Monsanto will build a plant in the U.S., turn out the new chemicals (isocyanates) to make foam plastics for mattresses and upholstery...
Chemicals. With sales up 28% to a new peak, Monsanto earned $26.4 million. 14% more than in 1952. Merck's sales stayed at the 1952 level of $160 million, while profits sagged to $11.4 million, down...
...Monsanto Chemical Co. has resigned from the National Association of Manufacturers because it thinks N.A.M.'s "present stand on free trade is detrimental to the chemical industry." Though N.A.M. directors take no official stand on tariff reductions, Monsanto objected to a recent speech in which President Charles R. Sligh Jr. said: "The U.S. should work at a long-term tariff policy that will encourage the foreign producer to ... compete intelligently in our markets over here." Said Monsanto Vice President Francis J. Curtis: "A complete removal of tariffs . . . would cripple Monsanto," since the company would be unable to compete with...
Hardy Hothouse. A shatterproof plastic paneling to replace glass in greenhouses has been developed by Monsanto Chemical Co. and Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. The new panels are so clear that they transmit up to 90% as much light as open air, so tough that hailstones and baseballs just bounce off. Price: about...
CHEAPER titanium, the wonder metal used in jet engines, is on the way. Monsanto Chemical Co. and Massachusetts' National Research Corp. have developed a speedy new process which bypasses the intermediate step of converting ore into titanium "sponge," instead produces titanium crystals that can be melted directly into ingots. The government is about ready to let a long-term purchase contract, lend a good part of the estimated $60 million needed for a mass production plant...