Word: tinning
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...France was growing defense-conscious. To French Indo-China was allotted 440,000,000 francs for anti-aircraft guns, coastal batteries, improved harbors, other defenses. In order to make the colony self-sufficient in wartime. Minister Mandel pushed public works, expanded light industries, built up production of coal, tin, rubber, iron, rice...
...surprise that his coloring process immensely improved corrosion resistance. Last week the "American Cellini's" researches led him to the threshold of National Defense. He announced a process for Bachiting cheap black plate iron (3? per lb.), which, he claims, makes the metal a substitute for tin plate. Tin is important in tin cans because it resists corrosion by food acids. Bachited iron, said Bach, had a corrosion resistance against "most corrosive agents" higher than that of tin plate ( 5? per lb.) or 18-8stainless steel (34? per lb.). He estimated his process would be a third cheaper...
...Nobody came to breakfast before half past nine. Don't for goodness sake get rattled, the staff has been awfully decent and there has been absolutely no panic. They all look absolute screeches, especially the fat ones in tight slacks, and J. getting on her tin hat over her curlers! It has altogether been great...
Chief import gains were in rubber and tin from the East Indies, nickel from Canada, wool from Argentina and South Africa. Since RFC has only recently begun its purchases of strategic materials, these gains were likely to grow. But, for the six months, total imports were up only 18%. Result was a U. S. merchandise export balance of $773,927,000-highest for any half-year period since...
...instructed Spokesman Suma to use strong words. That master of anticlimax told reporters: "Our reaction will be very great." But the most serious thing Yosuke Matsuoka did was to let word get about that Japan might have to retaliate by cutting off U. S. supplies of rubber and tin from the East Indies...