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Word: perbunan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...tire manufacturers and military men, Standard's new plant held no hope of Buna tires by Christmas. Its first product will be Buna-N (also known as Perbunan), a rugged synthetic to compete with neoprene. etc. in the specialty trade and to replace German imports of Buna-N (some 340.000 Ib. in 1938), now cut off by war. But Standard Oil Co. (N. J.) also has U. S. rights for the manufacture of tire-Buna (Buna-S) and U. S. rubbermen hope for eventual independence from a tree-grown, seaborne, cartel-priced raw material...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: First Buna Plant | 4/15/1940 | See Source »

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