Word: vinyl
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...answer, according to Linde, is to treat the fibers with a small amount (.25%) of vinyl siloxane, a compound whose plasticlike molecules contain atoms of silicon. These act as a bridge, the silicon end of the molecule sticking tight to the glass while the other end cleaves to the plastic. The bond is so strong that the glass-plastic combination does not lose its strength even when boiled for two hours...
Manhattan's Remington Records, Inc. struck a pleasant new price note in the record business. It announced a 10-in. vinyl-plastic long-playing record of popular songs and light classical music to sell for 99?, well under the current prices for such platters. Classical records were tagged at $1.49 and $1.99, some 50-60% cheaper than other 12-in. long-playing discs. Remington President Donald Gabor* explained that he had developed a production process which enables him to turn out a 10-in. record for 21?, about half the former manufacturing cost. Although Remington is short of name...
...motors a few years ago, boasted that it was the "jet capital of the world," where General Motors' Allison plant turned out more than 2,000 jet engines in 1949. (General Electric and Westinghouse were not far behind.) The Bakelite Corp. found a new use for vinyl resins in making window shades, predicted an annual market of 85 million shades in that field alone. New Bedford, Mass, got its first all-nylon mill; in Taftville, Conn., the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Corp. transformed field corn into a new fiber called "Vicara," to be used for ties, scarves, etc. In Ohio...