New tin chemicals may give your product a competitive edge

Straits Tin is not only one of the world's most useful metals. It is now also fast becoming one of the world's most valued chemicals.

In many processes, from coal hydrogénation to glass and ceramic manufacture, and in many products, from lubri­cating oils to sensitized and decorative papers, tin chemicals are major factors—as catalysts, antioxidants and opacifiers and in other capacities—in the competitive race for product improvement.

From our research laboratories are coming a host of new discoveries about the ways both organic and inorganic t in chemicals can make other materials more efficient.

Organotin compounds, for example, are the best stabi­lizers known for polyvinyl chloride plastics.

Stannic oxide, another tin chemical, is the best opacifier for many glazes and enamels.

By addition of organotin compounds, the new chlorinated rubber paints have 5 to 10 times longer life under average conditions.

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And these are just a few of the ways tin chemicals can do more for you today.

Straits Tin, from Malaya, is 99 .87% pure, and is world famous for its absolute reliability of grade. Whatever your product or process may be, it may profit you well to investi­gate thoroughly the properties and competitive advantages of the chemicals that now come from Straits Tin.

TIN NEWS, issued monthly, covers noteworthy current developments in the production, marketing and use of t in. Write for a free copy.

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THE MALAYAN TIN BUREAU Dept. 664, 1028 Connecticut Ave. , Washington 6, D.C.

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