RUBBER POSITION IN THE FREE WORLD DURING 1951

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Table of Contents
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11 Introduction a.eumoa..as..ofl.o..eel.e.e...rrr...l9Nma..rf 1
11r, Free World Production of Rubbers during 1951 f r a s . f r .. a 8 13~
Ao North America a.oo..fe.0Y..4r.?..a...aoaa.r.af.Qm i+y
G Doren..+seararaars.aeroaaoarrsaanoDa
G. South .A7mric~fl
A Far Last and South Pacific Qa.s.ama...r.a..roaoQf
Do Europe and Mi Q..l.a.........a....+e. rssaafra..aO 5
EQ Africa CIO. 0e. aa.M O.r ?1.9O0..a a0.rN0?lr 00.f 5
11 1. Free World Trade in Rubbers during 1951 fl.e.f...r..a.4... B
IV Free World Consumption of Rubbers during 1951 D e a + a .... f f 9
Ae Consumption of Rubber by Types amaeomrraWarseo?as 9
1Q Other Areas Om1fO?Ofr0rae.O rb4OrD Or O.rrrv .OfU^ 3.0
D Q C onsuxVtion of Rubber for Transportation Goods $ o 13
l,v Tire Production 3-3
ao Nor~,h America 8naeraofffeas ra.ara O.rf asOG 13
be Other Areas guys ...ara. a..a a0.O O.. P.a Da.a 3,5
20 Types of Rubber, used for Transportation Goods 17
3. Percentage of Total Rubber Consumption used
for Transportation Goods o........ 0ea.N..e.ao 17
C, Constion of Rubber for Non-Transportation
m.e..ae..s.eQ.faa+.ws....b.ar.aob. s.?.r.O0f
Goods 18
1o Production of Non-Transportation Goods..... 18
au Ncu?th Areas America o.se.e.000.a00000aama.efaem 19
1~ 'p,,,,,~ bi3 aj, Ott Ao b a a e!. e o a r s a 0 s r e. r s a a r. s. r a o 19
D o RiG.'y/ 1'.'1~1.1a~~is7!1rial Supp`--;a f a .... a e r r O O e. a b a. r a r a 0 0 0 D 9 21
lo No{ h.Awr iR f.~, . r e O Q 0 M r 0 r r r n a a O. 0 a* 0 e*. a s O. 0 S1 21
2a ftbar Areas la.0.a..a..oa.e.r.eHaa aeasaaaana 21
V 4 Stocks of Rubbers in Free Wor1c. Area as of end of 1951 ,, 23
VIA, zpower use?d~in~gRubber Fabricating Industries of to r~
Free World Area during 1.951 goo" ...!a...?aoe.....a..ae.oa 25
L. free World Output of Rubber by Types during 1951 ...... o. 3
2. Production of f Naturaj 1. p Synthetic, and Rec.~d Rubber in
Free World Area during 1951 t900 aaaaaa640a..a0e a-~gfa40 6
3. Free World Artaof Rubber 1951 ofeu... wb.4e .e.a. ,c 8
4- Free WorjA Exports of Rubber 1951 8
5, Froa World Consuoption of Rubber by T? s dux . 1933. r x
6 o Percentage of Types of Rubber Used :.. 4 .. ; k ...
70 Consuwti_on of Naturai.g 3yntbot, ear d Reclaimed Rubber
J .n C(nnntraies of the Free World :Lag 195`1. 04,641 **& 00,6000 0 1
810 Free 6,c&?Id -Tire Production during 1955 Q~f.~:a eeffoA0Qem 1.3
9,0 World Production y~yof Aor Vehicle Tires in Countries of Free
p /)~
Y Y(hying 3. 56. !~I La' O00 H 0 Q.119 V as 90O4 a a d(I W 0 0O0a ba as O..4+i 6f D 16
10,3 /Pr~~,arncentaage of Types of Rubber used for Transportation
Do a k i a .. ... 0 3. 0 0. O Y a d! .. r a a s r O N! 9 ... a e! 4 e. a. d A .ass . e a O 17
Percentage of Total Rubber Consumption for Transition
uses 47.aa...osnaa0a a.a..a.0aaaaaOaaaa a a .D??raaa6r.oef 3.8
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C arcs -a on of Rubber in Free World during 3,951 *so a i a ?, a 18
Allocation of Rubber by For Typo of Rubber Crow
Produced in Countries of Free World during 1951. .... a s a s 4 20
t eri is Necessary for Rubber Fabrication e o Q i r o e a e r d m o 22
Reported Stocks by Types of Rubber in Free World at the
erki of 1951 oriiiaasiirs?iaesiadeittsae@aataeosaoieoteaaa 23
169 .'Mocks of Natural, Synthetic. and Recla ned Rubber in ^''
Free World Area"3, during .......sbao@a......owastaeavao Gtr.
APPFP AGES
A? Plants for the Production of Synthetic and Reclaimed Rubber
'art_ A a Synthetic Rubber Plante in the Free World Area
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during 19.51 A-4
Bo Free World Trade : n RvIbei du. % ng 1951. (a o@ o s o a o e a o o a t r b r a 1fey
C Rubber Fabricating .ants of Free World Area as of 1951
o~.oaaarbobatltbabooae so ieoeo@omY torsos?o .}
A,a 21o;'eytkr America C-2
B. Sout'rh Al1loaLica Y i v o t t a 4 a@ G@ f i t@@@ N e a 9 Y O a a 9 s 4 t a t O b b G e a C-7
Ca Far Uaottj~ and Soutb. Pacific O.e@~.bsetit.ata~sae4@t ee 01/A / 13
13. l:+urope inoli,]d OYaDOaGMiOa?atla@?eti.i9?t114t?ltlia C-19
Eo Africa 6@ ai@84'Mb ae aQYRgaBOm 6 @b@t ab a O t t mt @ t O to bad+0-@ a? C-28
Amaz Sources of Intorina'tion
during 195 aoraaeatxiob.. i.in?iiii!?em.a9ebi@Oi>d A?i
Part 136 Reclai od Rubber Plants in the Free Worrld Area
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A study of the rubber position in the Free World during 1951 indicates that
the Free World controls the major proportion of all capabilities for rubbers pro-
ddetion and for the fabrication of rubber goods in the world.
Of the world production of natural rubber in 1951, the Free World contributed
practically all of the 1,330,000 tons of natural rubber produced.' Over 80% of the
synthetic and 94% of the reclaimed rubbers produced by the World in 1951 were the
output of the Free World. The production of rubber of all types, including natural,
synthetic, and reclaimed, in the Free World area during 1951 is estimated at around
3,275,800 long tons. This production is made up of the following types:
Natural rubber
l,S80,454 long tons
Synthetic "
903,377
Reclaimed "
J.969 " "
Total 3,275,800 long tons
Rubber consumption in 1951 shows a similar high percentage by the countries of
the Free World. The entire world consumed around 1, 500, Or00 long tons of natural
rubber In 1951, compared with 1,705,000 tons in 1950. Of this 1951 natural rubber
consumption of 1,500,,000 tons, the countries of the Free World consumed an estimated
1,325, tons, or 3 of the.world total.. The Free World consumed around 73.4% of
the estimated world con i mptian of synthetic rubber and about 37% of the reclaimed
rubber.
This preponderance of rubber consumed by the Free World is further illustrated
by the total, world production of tires during 1951 While the Free World produced
an estimated. 142,670,300 tires, the Soviet Bloc production is estimated to be less
than 15,000,000 tires in 1951.*
The areas of the Free World have been divided into the major geographical see-
Lions in order to show more clearly the strategic importance of certain blocs of
countries in the over-all position of the rubber capabilities of the Free World.
The relative importance of rubber in these various areas of the Free World is shown
by the following recapitulation of production and consumption of all types of rub-
bar during 1.951:
See CIA MR 24-52 Draft, October 1952, R.,,"b r ose. Jhft S v t M 2,q.
The Soviet Bloc produced in 1951 an estimated 2,600 tons of natural rubber
f'rora late bearing plants such as kok saghys.
## Preliminary estimate.
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l Nubbers of as (lcxig tons )
an,
Domestic Production*
Cry sUMJ'Oa
North America
1,278, 535 i
1,659,895
South America
35,080 iv
66,3442
Far East and
South Pacific
It 8020-19 hl
166,280
Europe and UK
870750 3
702,127
Africa
72.001
Total
3,275,800
2,625,872
Domestic production of rubbers includes for each area only the types
produced in countries of each area. For instance, in the North America
area, only synthetic and reclaimed rubbers are given and in Arica only
natural rubber is shown as domestic production.
a. Synthetic and reclaimed rubber.
b. Natural and reclaimed rubber.
c. Natural rubber.
From this consumption of rubber, the following motor vehicle tires were P-1OduO'Jd
by the countries of the Free World area during 1951:
q (in numbers)
No:.^th America 97,980,829
South America 3,065,112
Fax East and South Pacific 50274063
Europe and oic 34,552,195
Africa .....1.,,.$
Total. ].42, 342,499
By the end of 1951, stocks of rubbers for all countries in the Free World
reportedly totalled over 750,000 tans. Of this toll, available statistics by
try accounted for 663,000 tons, made up as follows:
North America**
South America
Far East and South Pacific
Europe and UK**
Africa
?1..4. ,.R. "k1&r:" (long tons)
263040
17,529
251j,231
129,341
Total 663,241
"hose stocks are working inventories of rubbers left over at the erg, of
the year in the hands of rubber manufacturers, and do not include strategic
Government military stockpiles of rubber.
Again, the North American area has the largest parcentage of rubber stocks in
the Free World Area, as well as production.- ccinsy xtlon and production of motor tires.
The area of Far. East and South Pacific cones 'c percentage of rubber stocks
since this includes the major producing area of natural rubber in the world.
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The production of rubber of all types, including natural, synthetic, and re-
claimed, in the Free World area during 1951 is estimated at around 3,2759000) long
tons. This production was made up by the following types.-
Natural rubber 1,880,45. long tons
Synthetic " 908,377
Reclaimed " _k%"C ~- a
Total 3, 2?75,000 "
Of the Free World production of natural rubber, estimated at 1,880,500 during
1951, 94.5% came from regions of the Far fast and South Pacific, Yampa accounted
for 32% of this - production, Indonesia 42%, and both supplied nearly 75% of the en-
tire world production of natural rubber,,
The United States was the major producer of both synthetic and reclaimed ralb-
ber, supplying 93% and 75% respectively of the Free World production. The United
Kingdom and Germany were next in reclaimead rubber production, supplying 7% and 5%.
Canada was the only other major producer of synthetic rubber., with 6% of the Free
World total during 1951.
The total outuut of all types of rubbers by the Free World during 1951: is
shown below by the major geographical areas:
in thousand long toms
Area
~y1
~-?
Rem
TSUI
North America
0
907.5
371.0
1,,278.5
South America
30.0
0
5.1
35m1
Far East and
South Pacific
1,7785
0
24.0
l , 8002 ? 5
Europe and LIK
0
.9
$6.8
87.7
Africa
,,Q
&A-1-
Total
,,,,_,
l,88005
908.4
486,9
3,275.8
Production of reclaimed rubber depends on demand and is produced as
needed rather than on a steady production schedule,
Table 2 shows production of rubbers by type for each of the countries of the
appropriate geographical area.
A table of individual synthetic and 1-ela"mod ru -:r plants, giving location
and quantity of production for each plant bb* count, y, Is shown in Appendix A. On
plants where no specific information is available explanatory notes are Included
in the tables.
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The United States and Canada are the only producers of sy-atha tic ribber in
North America, and, except for small production in West Garmany, the only coa-
mercial producers of ayuthetin rubber in the Free Worl-I area.
The epithetic rubber plants in the United State are wily Pcrr,tered, as
are also the facilities for reclaiming rubber. Only one compsny xroauccs syn-
thetic rubber in Canada.
The production of reclaimed rubber during 1951 in the U. S. ,ttkitned a posi-
tion of greater importance than ever, chiefly because of decreased use of natural
rubber brought about by strenuous efforts to build up the natural rubber stock-
pile. Production of reclaimed rubber depanda on demand and is produced as needed
rather than on a steady production schedule. Thus, production of reclaimd rubber
can and does vary widely from year to year and month to month.
Most major tire producing plants generally have facilities for reclaiming rub-
ber, so that this important raw material would be relatively invulnerable to de-,
etruction in time of war as would be also the tire fabricating facilities. While
a large percentage of reclaimed rubber is produced in Akron, Mio, and vicinity.
another large portion is producec in En et St. Louis, Illinois, by the t Ot -
cl.aiming Co. The U. S. Rubber Company also has a large reclaiming plant at Nauga-
tuck, Conn.
The U. S. produced 75.7: of Free World reclaimed rubber in 1951, out, of a
total North America contribution of 76.9%.
B. ?ZlLh AM
South America is a small producer of natural rubber, most of which coxes from.
Brr . 1. However, Brazil uses most of its own rubber and in postwar years has been
importing some.
No synthetic rubber is produced. Recent interest by Brazil in the establish-
ment of a synthetic rubber industy has not yet been successful.
Only small production of reclaimed rubber has been produce "I by countries of
South America,, araounting to less than 1% of the Free liorld total reclaimed rubber
production in 1951.
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The Par East produced 94% of the Frees world output of natural. rubber in
1951, of which Indonesia and Malaya were the major contributors with 42% and
32% reapectively of total world supply"
No synthetic rubber is produced in this area, and only 4:Y
a,ro~,~3~
Canada
Cuba
f1lexiao
United States
N
Nme
N.A.
Ito,
62 9293
C
0
845p.55
S Cd"r Y' q
365x9 ~3
679 3'70
77
N.A.
1$21, 285
S~?UrI3 ANt
0
0
5, 073,21
35110
Argenttha
_,./
la?
l
aw
Vy.'.S
owe
"
Brasil
2
,7
~
8
Chile
,
Now
62
Colombia
2.%
t
New
N.A.
400
c to Rica
12
Nam
6,
iA 7
Ecuador
36
Now
None
363
Guatemala
165
N
20
185
Ntc rag a
170
None
None
17U
Panama,
64
N
Nom,
Peru
1
Noe
18
),
1
?
Uruguay
N
N-AW
1W
9
164
Venezuela
NW.e
Nine
N.A.
N"&e
PAR FAST and
?-CSV--%-0-TFjD- .
778_,454
94.
0
0
23488
2
1.p 802, 579
5'
Australia
8, 606
8
606
British Borneo
210500
0
Burma
Ceylon
1G5,?
Now
14 000
l05
000
India
V,
2p '
5'
19048
Indochina
52;1.36
WC00
52136
Indonecia*
So; 159
low
f
0V 5
159
Japan
Non*
no
],.T1n98
,
11
982
Malaya
6052A
Norte
N.A.
9
60S34
Oceania
29 7j^
None
Nom
2
709
Other Asia
29600
None
Nose
,
2
600
Sarawak
423 59
None
None
,
42059
Thailand
U0, 500
None
500
11O
New Zealand
None
1?200
,9
10200
EUROPE includ=
,it_ PNGLAW
0
0
929
03,
86e,8 .
178
8787
Austria
None
None
le956
956
1
Belgium
Nono
None
2p
;,
5C0
2
Denmark
None
Ncnb
300
9
a
Finland
Nam
Now
33l `55
331
Frame
Nom
A/
11.A . ?
N
A
Germany, West
None
929
28355**
~
8'
2&
Greece
Nora
Now
N.A.
~
'
NJ
Israel
None
None
N.A.
to
B.A.
Italy
Nora
V
2,500
2
500
Netherlands
None
None
1,6o6i
a,
1
601
Norway
N
None
500
,
Pakistan
None
N
100 af~C7
100
Portugal
None
None
300
3000
*
**
Includes Java, Sumatra, Borneo,, and East Indonesia.
33948 1nelu4itTground scrap.
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` qB ; 2m (Cost qd)
% Of % Of r Of
% Of
i31& None
? den How
SSitvrlan 11=0 Nce
Kited :+1 dcc None saw
`ugwslaa New Now
Ft . ,( 4 0 0
Algeria Norm
Be1gi , Cosigo 12vOUO N
.; Now
ranch A:f' ica
and Other k,000 Noss
L-lbarla 34,.000 Now
Nigeria. 22900 None
S in A f rjcE ,
IJ
10000 10x,C0o
2e5O0 2,9500
150 150
36~129 36,729
NA. NSA.,
N.A. 0 72,E 2
12,E
40100
340000
22, 000
a~ The fo? awng countries of the Free World have not been included in the tab los.9
because they contribute so little to rubber fabrication in the Free World
iO o AwrlM
Far East and Europo and
Dmmini= Rep. ii' os Y07. ea
El Salvador Philippines
Haiti
Hcaduraa
Paraguay
Rico
.Puarto
ie AfghaDintm Ethicys
Iran Morocco
Xftq Nepal
Lebanon
Syria
Turis y
June 1952,, gives the following capacities fo
reciatming rubber estimated &.. of 1952
I , Argentina 79 500
2., Cuba t~ 0
1> France 4- India b :,000
5. Japes 23 `
on V%xico 4
?, Netherlands 1,) 030
$,. South Africa 2,)X00
9, Uruguay '
c, Noe ad figures of around 30F an estimated for area are used, ifilnoe de ailed
crwntry statistics are not available
d. Experimental facilitieo for synthetic rubbov or pl c productions of synthetic
ra~boerr
e, Ea thuatea ma4a be Rubber Statistical Ilia_ 1, June 1.952, show produ~:t&on ae
1 8ao9000 tons nattt-ra l , 9377 tom synthetic, and 433M2 tons reclaimed
rubber. Il claim d rubber totel of MDR; how over,, includes only five major
producers of the Free World.,
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Most of natural rubber imports by rubber consumers of the world originates
in Southeast Asia and South Pacific.
The total exports and imports, as derived from country statistics available,
are sue d up in Tables 3 and 4. It should be noted that these figurerr, are not
ocmple? , and such detailed statistics cannot be derived for some countries.
EM, WR D XWORTS CF RMFER
long tonal
AM North America
79fialwAl
,005
SMZ
12,145
13s,318
821,468
South America
37,625
226
2,565
40,416
Far East and
South Pacific
679,450
654
1v626
682,9730
Europe and UK
786,187
28,895
3,660
818,742
Africa
V4216
1,1524
22J-2%
Total
2, 327?053
420 064
221,763
2,391,880
Figures on exports also include reexports. Not exports of natural rubber
in 1951, as estimated by Ru? b, Stati,dt dal Sul in, June 1952, totalled
1,827,500 tons. No such statistics are available for synthetic and reclaimed
rubber.
TTABLE
ESP =1 CF--R
in leg tons!
taml
North America
4,431
8,522
14,744
27,697
South America
2,291
N.A.
2,291
Far East and
.South Pacifie
2,303,007
N.A.
N.A.
2,303,007
Europe and UK
109,941
141
12#539
122s,621
Africa
X33
_
%
1
62
2
4
1
1
04
-
Total
2.,488t953
8,663
272,284
215249900
Detailed statistics are not sufficient to obtain net import and export
figures. Statistics given, therefore, in most cases represent gross export
and import figures. More detailed tables of this trade in rubber by country
and area f,-,r. 1951 are included in Appendix B, with notes and sources of inform
ation shown in the Bibliography attached as Appendix i7 to this report.
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A. Co~sumo Rbbe, Consumption of natural rubber fell slightly from the 1950 high of
1, 705,000 tons to around 1, 500,000 for the ontire world. The countries of the
Free World area consumed an estimated 1,328,000 tons of natural rubber during
1951, 38.5% of which was consumed by the United States. The United Kingdom,
France, and Germany were other major consumers, with 17.6%, 8.8% and 6.2% of
the Free World consumption of natural rubber.
The United States and Canada consumed the major portion of the Free
World synthetic rubber, and the United States, United Kingdom, West Germany, and
Canada in that order were the important users of reclaimed rubber.
The consumption of rubber in the Free World during 1951, consisted of
the following quantities by type:
Natural 1,323,298 long tons
Synthetic 813,390 "
Reclaimed ....-4542 196
Total 2,625,872 '
This total consumption of rubber by countries of the Free World is
shown below by the major geographical sections:
..wc c+ ,~? T K os ?c S DURINGI
cm n thousand long tons
fiat
AMI
North America
511.7
785.5
362.7
l#659.9
South America
60.0
1.2
5.1
66.3
Far East and
South Pacific
141.8
5
24.0
166.3
Europe and UK
586.8
26.0
91.3
7)2.1
'
.
1
m...
Africa
0
_.,...
.
~..
Total
1,328.3
813.3
484.2
2,625.8
Rubber consumption of each of the major countries by geographical area is
given in Table 7. Countries having undeveloped rubber industries or insignifi-
cant contribution to rubber industry have not been included in many cases, and
footnotes to appropriate tables indicate justification for such < .ierions.
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The tyres of rubber used in each individual country vary according to
availability, types of goods produced, extent of technology and various other
factors. By geographical area, the percentage by types of rubber used is shown
below:
TABLE
PERCENTAGE 'TYPES C 'RUBBER
-Y Area
% of Total b
Natural Simthe
Reclaiimed,
North America
30.9
47.3
21.8
South America
90.5
1.8
Far East and
South Pacific
85.2
.4
14.4
Europe and UK
83.3
3.7
13.0
26
1
3?5
Africa
.
.
Total
50.5
31.1
18.4
1. North America
Decreased use of natural rubber by the United States, as shown in
Table 7 was due largely to attempts to build up a natural stockpile. At the
same time great strides were made to rehabilitate synthetic rubber plants, which,
aided by technical advances resulted in a considerable increase of synthetic rub-
ber production and use in the V. S.
P.ec:la :moil rubber also, during 1951, became of greater importance to the
industry of the United States than ever. The tonnage used in the United States
totalled 346,000 tons, and equaled approximately 29% of the total of both natural
and synthetic rubber used during the year,
2. 0 her Areas
No drastic change was seen in the use patterns of types of rubbers in
other areas.
Breakdown of types of rubbers used by countries for each of the geo-
graphical areas is shown in Table 7.
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TA.BI 7.
St/
C CI1
tong
CawAa
Cuba
917
X433
2661
15~,
248
$6,632
28226
Mexico
United States
11.,430
111
493
129 004
Tom
5U?
"5s,502
362,695
19659,895
S
Argantim
20&000
39
21p522
Bolivia
50
56
Brazil
26,227
loom,
3,000
30,228
Ohio
,000
2
12
35
2,047
Colombia
p
40700
16
129
4,845
12
0
7
132
Coate Rice.
5
Cim 1c
75
20
95
Nioaragw.
10
10
Peru
2, 571
3
.27
2.06o7
Uruguay
Venazwle
2,232
120
114
204466
-aim
59e)
1,195
55151
f,60342
FAR SA T
P,C
A t 'a1i.
35483
149
8,265
4429?
Bum
560
560
Ceylon
21S
0
0
218
Ind
-.'y
1,000
N.,A
NA.
1,060
India
22o427
1,500
23,931
%dom,e
7,299
0
0
7,299
Japan
59AM
382
12,698
?2460
E .aya
50134
0
0
5,134
New Zeal ad 7,000
15
1,9500
8,515
Philippi d
1,153
N
22
1,175
Thailand
1,000
0
0
1,000
F oea
Totes.
14,765
550
23,965
166,280
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Austria
7,816
19002
1,944.
10,5762
Bel erg
18,,4:60
29000
1,7
229160
Derk
6,000
150
590
6,730
Finland
4,939
10
224
59173
Frarm
117,123
9,070
1019000
136#,193
Gemazq, West
83,088
4,425
27,501
1159 014
Greece
680
9
127
816
46000
1*
21,500
529500
+rin
.1 ~row
~
d/
300
Netherlands
14443
362
1,600
16105
won-lay
040
210
500
51,750
Pakistan
1,, 200
7
1?t
2,207
Porter
2,736
20
300
39056
Spain
7,319
0
10900D
17,319
Sweden
196000
580
2,028
21v608
SSituarland
7,741.
301
81,342
Turl4 y
3?
0
0
3,
Milted Kingdai
Yugoslavia
2348, 234
gum
3, 86'7
309991
2699092
Total
5840819
26,013
91,295
7021,127
1
Algaria
6w
Egypt
400
1.3
413
French W1, Africa
160
160
French Morocco
South Africa
350
455
Total
303010
i30
1, 088
31,9228
Da icaxi Rep.
Ecdor
E1 Salvador
Haiti
guru
Panama
paragmy
Puerto Rico
Far East and Europe
L =-
- Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Israel
A .
Belgian Congo
Liberia
Nigeria
bfi Flgui of rubber cona' pt$ on for Belgium and Lug g have been cambimd
here. Luau ? e okaxe could total approximately as follodre Y F
nat 1,1,, 1,855 tom; synthetic, 15 tons; reclaimed rubber, 120 tom;
total of all types ceesmed 1,)990 t a
c a c1uliM scrap or gro~ rubber.
cla CcnswLptioa estimates for all types of rubber as given by the Rubber
Statistical Bulletin Vol m 6, No. 9, June l95Re, tK.......w
t m 12 Table 5 P ~ 241,
s ble 1 .M .. fl ._ . Table 25 r as follow p
Synthetic 815,
Reclaimed am
Total 29736,000
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1932.8, 291
81309OW 48491%
2,9 6251, 87291/
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1* Tire Production
The production of tires is an important indication of the extent of
development of a country?a rubber industry. In the countries in which tire
production is significant, the consumption of rubber for the manufacture of
transportation goods represents a substantial percentage of the total rubber
consumption.
Table 9 gives a breakdown by country and geographical area of the
tires produced in countries of the Free World during 1951. The total tire pro-
duction by geographical section is given in Table EL
TABLE 8
FIDE WORLD TIRE PRODUCTION IXJRING'19,
in thousands of
Tires produced
% of Free World Production
North America
97,980.8
68-7
South America
3,O65m1.
2.1
Far Fast and
South Pacific
5,27IJ4
3.7
Burope and UFO
34,552 o2
2!t.2
Africa
1 7O
1d
Total
1.2,.342 o5
100,0
It will be noted in Table 9 that of 32 countries of the Free World
shotrn, only nine countries of the total number produce 1% or more of the Free
World total tires4 These nine countries produce approximately 92u6% of the
Free World tires and of these North America produces 68o7%o
Append C gives a breakdown of individual rubber fabrication plants,
including tire plants., by location, country, and geographical area. This list
gives production of tires by plants where known and indicates the types of other
rubber goods produced. This list, it must be understood, is not complete, but
is believ d. to represent major plants contributing to the fabrication of rub-
bar goods in countries of the Free Worlds
a0 North America
In the U.Sb,A,, whore 616% of the tires of the Free World are made,
the center of control of the industry is Akron: Ohio, where four of the
large companies have their main offices in addition to the plants and
offices of several snail members of the industry. Census for 1947 shows
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that for the tire and tube industry., of the workers, 36% of value
added by mra ufacture, and 31 of the value of matearials, etc o,, used was
in Ohio6
There is one type of tire that is built almost entirely in Akron,
which is lawn as "off-the-road" type and includes the large ewer
sizes and other special purpose tireso Needless to say, manufacture of
this type and size tire requires very heavy and mcpensive equip +nt sit4ch
precludes much duplication in branch plants. As a recta t, a large portion
of the apharoximtely 20% of tires still made in Akron is made up (in tonnage)
by these special purpose tires*
Hover, it was found that, due to decentralization of the industry
which has been gradually taking place since 1936, only about 2? % of the tires
made in the U , S .A. are now produced in Akron. The U. S. Rubber Co. is the
only large rubber company that is not located in Akron. Their main tire plant
is in Detroit, Michigan, with their mechanical rubber plant at Passaic, N. Jo
One item necessary to tie manufacture and one which is seldom
given much thought is the insJA9 of a tire valve. There are two made in the
U.S.A., Sbrader and Dill. This is the oni.y item v;hich is a part of the tire
and tube assembly that can be classed as vulnerable to air attack during a
ware All valve insides for autos,, trucks,) tractors, trai` arc rind., bicycles
are exactly the sane design and size throughout the Aldo It is the prat-
tics of these tiro valve manufacturers to r rta?n .a'hou-, a fela ? m nth supply
in ad valet a
Uo So production of tires of an types (excluding bicycle) tatAlle;l
apprex mately 92 million during 1951, coi aced to some 97..8 minion in 1950.
The tire production facilities of this continent would be capable, in a perm
iod of balanced proa.on of all types of motor vehicle tires,, of supplying
w.F t of the needs of the Free World except the United Kingdom and France.
If other Free World slipp? tes of rubber materials were out off, but their fac-
ilities for tire production were not i ai:red, + ,!my would be much more likely
to call upon the U. So for new rubber materials than for finished rubber mane
factures, If their factories =re unable to operate, haver, and they Vera
to request finished tires, it is probable that the pattern of essential re--
quiremeeats would vary widely from the normal peacetime pattern, and that
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North American production facilities Trould not suffice to supply the
altered types of tires then in demand, except after won of facili-
ties for desired types. Nevertheless, in tires and in similar degree in
other rubber products, the main point of strength in the Free World is
the North American continent, just as in the cs ~e of rubber materials
(assuming no onergy bombing or sabotage of synthetic rubber plants and
rubber vimrehousec) .
bo Other Areas
Production of tires in all other geographical areas of the Free
World (e=lusive of North America) produce a little less than obi-half
of the quantity of tires produced in North America. (See Table 9o) Hot-
evear,, tire production continues to increase in marry European countries,
and requireu nts for larger quantities of rubber can be expectodo
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TABIR 9. Ctl~, TTRIES ,' ~,?, ~G ;~
Cuba 110,9213
1xit ' 8000
United States %I&Mkk
Total 9`7., 980D 829
Argentirls,
Bra ail
Chile
Colombia
Fora
may
Vero zuela
&A R -ST
UUM -PACE
Australia
Ia
Thdwe siaa
Japla
Now Zealand
ZURM"Ll l
EM-11M VAW
Auntria.
Belg. .t rnbou g
'Fraud
France
Gar y,, WWat
irelaw
Italy
Netherlands
No,r y
Portugal
Spaa .n
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingda5
Yugoslavia
Total
Total
AMIM.
South Africa
9,40VOOO
1, 5WO coo
13.,
173400
108 ,
47,939
40?,
8239000
99f
9,09':,
5r3~?,6,l0O
6.1
3,8
. 250000
i w4
2,&'P,000
1-7
455 I=
..05
180? 000
.15
3
If, 3,50, -WO
.9
550,000
CO2) 134
lL2 z, 499
See Appendix fl for soweces of information,
l6
24
l,s
1:3
2.0o., C
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e nods produced. i' vrer,,, an overa]l estimate for each of the major ;.,eo9raph
ical areas has been attempted and shows the foilonaing ratios of total rubber
consumed for transportation uses
TABLE 1.1
PE'EE'JTAGE OF TOTAL RUBBER CAITSUT.TPTION FOR TRANSPORTATION U MS
Of Total. Rubber 1j Area
YR
M/IMY /pYq-
w
North America
66
South America
58
Far East and
South Pacific
140
Europe and. UK
64
Africa
6307
See Table 13 for more detailed brealdowa,,
C. C o Lion of Rubber for Non-Trap ta~.tion Goods
No attempt has been made to break dowa the consumption of rubber for
various types of goods or for a breakdown between transportation and non-trans-
portation goads for-each individual country FIvvv r, a breakdown showing rough
estimates for consumption of rubber for transportation and non transportation
uses b?~v each of the &eo a ihical. areas has been made and is shown in Table 130
The foi.owing table (Table 1?) sums up this pattornt
CONSUMP`i'ICM OF RUBBER IN FREE w' RLLD # JRIdT'' G 19
i 9no sand tons
Transportation
Non-Tran 2!n:atian
Total
North America
1.,095.6
564-3
l$659.9
Sou'&h America
38.5
27.8
66.3
Par East and
South Pacific
66 a5
998
266.3
Europe and UK
449.3
:?52,8
702.1
Africa
2542
6.G
31.2
Total
1o,675-1
950.7
2,625x8
Data in Appendices A and C gives names and location in countries of the Free
World of the major rubber plants,, both synthetic producing and fabrication, 'dot all
known plants are shown because there are so many of them, and the ones that are
given probably pwoduce 95% of total toanznao .dAch ie sufficient to give an accver-
ate picture of the rorld industry as a wholeo
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The major production In these less developed rubber industrieZ
at the Free World area is the production of footwear and basic xaechanis:al
rubber goods., with oxt7,y min= requirements for tires being meta
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t G TION O F Ri B Mta'M T PES OF RUBBER GOODS Mop MC
IN COUNTRIES OF 1 WORW DIJRL~G 195
M
F i WORLD % RUSE
AREA CONSU
RU
CONSUL
% OF RUBBER fry RUBBER CONS) E'
T P ti A d S P O R T A a I G ' N GOODS F ' ~ RO; ~ n 3 A d GOO
America 6 1.6 59,6 68,7 , bb
Smith Amer ca 2.5r,____,~ 2.
Far East and
&uth Pac e
Europe including
E d
2;625.8 1
-42 a
10675
63,.7?&
a, Figures giving tonnage irwlude all naturals alm.hctic a reclaimed rubber used by all co=tries of the Free World.
?2,20
ans
% T UM RUBBEtii CONED
PRODUCED FOR TRANSPORTATION GOODS
24.2
'',, 2 51,2 1Q
cto
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T IArrS TES ~ H.[iBF OV,
(in long tons)
FAR EAST and EUROPE and
TERsIA tT k AMM4C-A- SOWN ASS "C- SOUTH PACIFIC FHGI 9 AFkg7CA TMAiZ . THOO OF ES?I TIO i
COTTON TIRE CORD 534,514 20,208 33,592 218,099 8,547 814960
1315 lbs, Tire cord per
average tire.
COTTON FABRICS FM HCLT
HOSE and ? O7'."r,AR
No fib-yes available that are sufficiently accurate,
STEEL r IRE FOR.
I L READS
58,130
2,133
3,653
23717
930
885563
1~.3 lbs Steel wire per
average tire,
POL C IR O t STACK
524,89-3-
21,339
524, 953
212,3`+5
6,647
8?8,:105
700 Do. Carbon black. per
jAnx
tono of rubber.
LIGI: OTLS-PIAW`:ICI M-5
No .figures available that are sufficiently accurate,
_
COQ OH GALS ~~
ACCEE1E ATOF S
16,496
670
1,661
66674
25,709
3% on total rubber,
COn, CWIMI! CALS cu
16,496
670
1,661
69674
208
25fi709
1% on total ri
ZINC FOR ACC EIF" ?RATOR ACI'I-
-TOR and .'E ' C2
49,490
2~.0I2
4,983
20,024
627
".'7,136
3% on total rubber.
SU~LL'4E GORING AGENT
3;+Q942
45042
3u82C
15as
480
Y ?v ~1Y
-)/x0v QY: v u'~t rya`
TIRE VALVE ASSEMBLIES
4 T. OF MAL
6,999
219
377
68
105
.16 zbs Wgt; per tine
va ve asfbly,,
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wwea.a.ww,wwumwwN+wn~...n.iwo.v +awwsuwwo..ww.awnw':r
Stocks of d U types of rubber in cou t ica of the Free W/or i are precentect;,
ire avuila , in Taber 16o Thew figures cannot be considered complete nor
for the moo' count Les (mmh as U. S.., UK,) Fraicep o'r's and Cana) do f hey
include 'ate$,'"ic 0overnx nt stool aleu of rubbers
Table 3,5 belw slr scrs total mks, by area for each of the types o.# rubYears,
as derived from itdividlaxel cozy statistics chown in Table 16o These socked
am reporterl, represent wcvldmg is nto rie s of rubbers left over at the end of
1951 in ~Uia hands of rubber o .acturers1.
REPORTL) TO X) B
TrIMS W IWI33I f IN TIM FREE
)RW AT TIM E) c r 1
''
. .
,
./.Mw.nMhM.Mw
O
(in
tow)
Ares
Nature].
Reclaimed
Total
North . ri .
31.o399
13lao525
47,
26330
South A i
:1 x640
35
8Th
17,529
For East and
sou cif:ic
24206
487
7,?58
251,23.
Europe and Ulf
x'.735
9,0)3
9,593
129,3).x.
Africa
1800
ILA,
X-14
Lwo
Total
453,560
:IJi4,040
65,641
66:,21a
As shcmn in Tables 16 and. 17, the Uo S. riolds the major portion of synthetic
and redid ed rubes :stocks, while natural rubber stocks hold in the p r?odr? ing areas
of the For East and South Pacific are W ,at, with Europe -and. Narth America Wit. In
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'TABU 2,6 -: ' t ~ ,, t om: Y RYA Rim
W J) 1 DURING mama/
S 1k1
i lci_g l tons
Ce=da
4
5,085
2430
U"410
"uba
20
30
459
meted 3tat,s
76.990
129
45,082
2519 (Y11
an -AMMM
I&
is
MA
IMAa
Argentija 6f)250
leg..
6r,950
,nil %,W6
3.0
167
99263
Oda 570
5
7
582
Costa Rica 9
.
9
OlatamlA 25
25
Pe r+ , 200
'
200
V
OMO1A
500
i&
ISM,
A I& 7t
155
1,259
9,228
159306
3?c,=cm loom
Nom.
1.
TVAU 7t179
L dooh na 70 672
NOW
~
73672
70
K
Japes 9;5`S9
332
56999
9
1537M
il
1 A
0
'738
22
Ph
s
22?
p
,
227
LUTAW )3L`P94
Austria 26100
Nelg
=. hour 2,
200
500
3
Dftwark
1,000
150
30
1,180
26
N.A.
NA.
2
Prmca
16,374
3oN5
N.A.
,
19,4769
~, lest I0 277
1,7226
3,729
732
1
5
It
l
6
.
,
a
y
g
1,1500
NA.
?,,500
Netherlands
1x920
114
160
2
194
Nor
1?2OO
N.A.
N.A.
3
200
1
Pakin a
zoo
Plae~
None
9
00
1
Sritser3
g~5
.lea .
11 gyp;,.
.
1
Tm4w
1,500
NA.
N.A.
o
m00
1
0Umited iingd+z
63,298
1~~328
4,774
15
69
900
T>oa1a'
N.A.
NA.
?
500
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Liberia
GROiP T(Y AL
453,,56 V p 65,64i' 663, , '
a. The faUrv i rap; oo utriss of the Pres World have not been ino1, ed
in this r.,a ))Ia DOOM M a such informtion is not available
Per Fast and
Maxisr~ Bolivia
Caicnbia.
V=inican Rap
E cr
Z. Salvador
iti
Bccdurg
Niceavgm
Panama
Dr?
British Borneo
Bummer
Nov Zeeland
Ca
Other Asia
ThRilead
Green
rraA
1
lar 4 i
b - yr
Pugai
Spaiu
fteden
Algeria
Belgian aanp)
397pt
French &frIii
d
South Africa
ba Stooke for dram and T, bccg am oc mbine L ho$ . 1mbcwS
holds the following gtratitios of the t Ma of bber~
vAt:u 1b synthetic 23, rec imd .gym total-353 tm s.
Fig a for rubber std a s shy are not oomplete for all oa: trfsa.,
Rvbku s L a J 1959" gives the fc a r as ti s-lo
all types of rubber et'a 4 (gym figures of s CIO not iuasi
zintar eta piles)
Natural %?e t
s nut ti:. 1 t,5O 11
ftcujmd `tea to
Tot 1. 7e
These figures of stocks do riot ixciuds mdlttmry r iUa
of c e.
4* 26 7.:
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UUMMM IN RUn'Ea.FAMMATT1' I IUSMIES
Q M i '1 4 7XIRM AaK' A DURI G 1Q' )
`m.v=sa_`~Y~M`Y~OF'a~lan~t,MbT~~~~s>buwwwwwwrwva
l mR'JAKr or Firm
~Y~MItii~M.Ura~gyYyt/.i1a,~o
Na cth America.
Ufa
Cuba
M=ico
United S atec
55
N.A.
F
m ,
00
20)000
336
1.A.
236,000
South A race
Argent?
117
10535
Bol .:tea
11010
N.A.
Brazil
100
18
500
Chile
105
,
1,330
Col 1a
N .A,
t00
1
Guaty W-1a
FWU
A
N
2
156
aruelm
.
.
18
1605
U
Far East and
South VOTTic
- - w
Auctra2ja
`
?/
orma3a
'
60
T1 J
T
a
100
67,E
Thdoneaiti
72
110A.
Japan
666
73
9300
WAVIII
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