A survey of the trade in rubber manufactured goods

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Identifikator:: 1848834152

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-240944

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: A survey of the trade in rubber manufactured goods

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: His Majesty's Stationery Office

Year of publication:: 1930

Scope:: 119 Seiten

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: XX. The industry in France

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IR Range of French sroduction. The French market Production r08ts. Position of the industry, and solid tyres. Its manufactures are, however, very varied, including footwear, waterproofs, rubbered fabric for balloons and aircraft, hose, jointings, beltings and hygienic goods. The Dunlop Company employs some 38,000-3,500 workers and has branches in about 20 towns in France. It is organised on the most modern scale, and has been making great headway in the French market. It practically confines itself at present to motor and cycle tyres. In the latter branch it enjoys perhaps half of the trade of the seven million pedal cycles in France. In general, every seller of tyres in France stocks the Michelin pneumatic tyres and the Bergougnan solid tyres. Most of them stock the Dunlop pneumatic tyres. The India Rubber, Gutta-Percha and Telegraph Works Company is an English firm—the Silvertown Company—and produces all articles in rubber, ebonite and gutta-percha, The Goodrich Company, a branch of the American firm, owns powerfully equipped works at Colombes. Apart from these great firms there are several important com- panies which deal chiefly in rubber manufactures other than tyres. 98. Production, in France, covers practically all rubber goods, with perhaps the exception of the sheeting known as English sheeting (feuille anglaise) and of vulcanised thread; and steps are being taken to introduce the proper methods of manufacturing these articles in France. 99. The French industry has practically the complete control of the home market. Imports have remained stationary in face of a manifold increase in the utilisation of rubber manufactures, It is a highly protected market, only those manufactures like sheeting, threads, etc., which are considered as raw materials, seing subject to low import duties. The duty on pneumatic tyres '8 250 francs per 220 lbs., on solid tyres 200 franes and on each pair of rubber soled shoes, 2.20 francs. THe depreciated external value of the franc contributed greatly towards consolidating the gontrol of the home market by French manufacturers. 100. Production costs in France appear to be considerably lower than in most of the competing countries, particularly the United Kingdom and the United States. It has been stated to us in evidence that wages in France are about 25s. to 30s. for a week of 52-56 hours. It is notable, however, that the wages in the Michelin factory at Clermont Ferrand are higher than in many other factories. For an analvsis of the export trade see Section XIII. XXI.—THE INDUSTRY IN GERMANY 101. In 1929, the rubber industry in Germany absorbed 49,100 tons of crude rubber, or 6.10 per cent. of the world output. Little is known of the general rubber industry in Germany and ne

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