italy, 
ete., 
ons. 
y the 
se 10 
b in- 
rvey. 
sorbs 
3 out 
Sg 
the 
fries. 
~ the 
raw 
the 
nded 
sroof 
bber 
sula- 
s for 
blon 
3 18 
syher 
sin 
‘age 
VEL 
0 
0) 
0 
0 
U 
x 
i 
A 
Other Rubber Products. 
Mechanical Rubber Goods . 
Boots and Shoes ... I~ ... 
Heels and Soles... .. .. os 
Insulated Wire and Insulating Com- 
pounds ... ane oe ” . 
Miscellaneous rubber articles n.e.i. I. 
Rubberised Fabrics n.e.l. es es 
Druggist Sundries, Medical and Sur- 
gical rubber goods ves i. 
Sporting goods, Toys and Novelties 
Stationers’ Rubber Goods A. 
Rubber Clothing ... i. ae 
Hard Rubber Goods oe 
Rubber Flooring ... vn 
Automobile Fabrics ee . 
Bathing Apparel ... 
Tons. 
17,894 
16,894 
5 591 
Percentage 
of Total. 
4.40 
4.15 
1.40 
3,444 
3,214 
2.9237 
0.80 
0.80 
0.50 
1,577 
1,380 
1,271 
1,248 
1,110 
1,062 
961 
897 
0.40 
0.40 
0.30 
0.30 
0.30 
0.30 
0.20 
0.15 
Total—Other Rubber Products ... 
Grand Total oo . N 
58,370 
4106 849 
14.40 
100.00 
21. Thus. in the United States more than 85 per cent. of the 
rubber absorbed in industry is used in the manufacture of tyres. 
In other countries the proportion is somewhat less. In the United 
Kingdom, Canada, Australia and France it is probably between 70 
per cent. and 75 per cent. In most other countries it is below 
this figure; but in all the important manufacturing countries it is 
the chief use to which rubber is put. As already stated it is 
estimated that the tyre industry of the world absorbs some 75 
per cent. of the total production of crude rubber. The needs of 
all the other varied rubber industries are satisfied by ‘25 per cent. 
of the eride rubber gsvailable. 
VII.-RECLAIMED RUBBER. 
22. The foregoing paragraphs deal with the production and dis- 
tribution of crude rubber. Reclaimed rubber is also used in in- 
dustry, although experience has not been sufficient to prove that 
it is a satisfactory substitute for crude rubber. No countries ex- 
cept the United States, in which rubber reclaiming has been further 
developed than elsewhere, compile statistics of the quantities ab- 
sorbed. In the United States 150,000 tons of reclaimed rubber 
were used in 1928 in addition to the 440,000 tons of crude rubber. 
For certain minor products reclaimed rubber is said to be not only 
Use in the 
ndustry 
reherally.