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LI A 16 2 3 5 r Wa^irniTi i rif i LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 4*0 LPOWOTOW AVTHUt t NfW TOM IT, N. V. l i l eu n-iors* xt ret lmaunt* ii KUaa X. toiler, Vie* Proaidant i laglm-Plchcr Salsa Oo , * List year it this meeting 1 atUngrted briefly to eovor the put, preaent and future outlook for load exidea In tho acre important lnduatrlo* In which tlmy are consumed, Thla year, I hare been commissioned to cover that aama gr<xaod plus the white lead pigsont field* Ifcr remark* dll be given with a certain degree of ( i i timidity, particularly with respect to fetor* prospect*, for on checkin* upoe certain aspect* of previous prognostication* I find that acme expectations have developed in reverse, Covering the is m subject t-3 years in eucceeeioa layi ao* wide open to critical evaluation of one** forecasting ability, but this haaard Z apparently hare to take* The final tonnage figure* on load oxides and white lead in 19L9, as eem> pared to 19L8, were far froa pleasant reading. Litharge declined frea lSL,775 ton* to 118,200 tons, or 2kl, Rod Lead declined froa 30,73? tons to 25,700 tons* or 16 Thorafore the consolidated decline of the** too lead oxides was froa 0 185*562 tons to 1L3,930 ton*, aaounting to LI,662 tons, or 22*L, White lead (dry carbonate and dry content in lead in oil plus the white load content in loaded tine cxldea) declined free 73,OL6 ton* to L2,630 ton*, mounting to 30*366 tons, or L2t, Chaining lead cxido tonnages with tho*e of whito lead* thereby fairly covering the expected outlet* for pig l*ad in the lead pignerrt producing t industry, we arrive at a figure of 258,606 ton* of load pigaer.t* shipped is 1?LB* fr a* compared to 186,5&0 tons in 19k9, a decline of 72,028 tons, or nesrly 2?5, it this tin* last year we knew 19k9 salo* would be considerably lass then 19L8, but we did not anticipate a docline a* great as that which actually took place. Again with respoct to lomi oxides, the storage battery iahistry and prs> dominantly tho roplaeooont storage battery business, is the major deterainin* factor. In 19L9 replacement battery ahlpoonta amounted 18,518,000 unit* as com pared to 23,717,000 units in 15L8. The first half of 19k9 only L,873,000 units were shipped but the last half increased to 13,6L5,000 units, a rotpoctable 1> ereas* and dose to vhat was anticipated this time a year ago, Hr, Green ha* tome into that and tho present and future outlook for tho battery in&istxy la detail, which gives you a ouch better understandirg of that industry** problems and proapoets than Z could aver hop* to. However, aa atatod before, as the (torage battery buxines* goes* ao coos the lead coddo businos*. In 19ii9, ths storage battery Industry oonsuaod 631 of the total load oxides shipped, which was pradtt* cally identical to th* 63.5* figure for 1913, So far this year the movesnt of lead oxldot to storage battory aanufacturor* haa not cam* up to expectjrtlone, < Another mild winter in the more densely populated region* has oontrlbutod, SveaW a mPreaantad at th* ?2nd Annual Uue ting. Lead Industrie* Association, April ' v-,llj 1950, Chicago, Illinois, at th* Panel Diecus*Ion of Lead Consumer*. . gp||, ' RRP ;7ST- L IA 16236 in mi^Sg !* i I ually the extension of storage battery Ilf* will catch up with itself and total ship* jionta of atorag* batteries for 1950 should exceed those of 19!*9* Information ready, lrg so indicttoa that there are no excesalvo stocks of rc* matorials or flnithed batteries in the hands of producers* An upswing In oonsuasr burlng could bs quickly transferred to demands oa oxlds producers and in turn to the pig lead producers* la a mattar of opinion, for what It it worth, I personally fesl that the storage battery industry will rery likely require nore lead oxides in 1950 then in 1S19, and will continue s stesdily increasing requirement for ths next several years* With over 1*0,000,000 vehicles in more or less continuous use, new ear production st record peaks, the 0. S. population increasing sore rapidly t!van anticipated, and the country* income at a high level which I don't believe will evwr be allowed to acre than hesitate on its way up, by any political party in power, how can the battery buslneee do other than inertas* lta volume in the forseeable future. Thus, I look for the torage battery business to change the dawand position on lead favorably, and in the net toe distant future* f i t f ' r The use of lead oxides In ths ceraale fields. Tit*, vitreous anmsallng, glaaa and pottery. Is holding Its own with one exception* The velnae in these Industries receded in 191*9 as coapared to 19US, and ths sales of lsad oxides wsre corns ponrtjngly affected, but the lower lesd price has reduced the sesrch for substitutes to soae extent* The exception referred to is in ths television glass business* last ysar I was hopeful that a substantial portion of television glass parte would Indef initely be formulated with lead* This has not happened* teadlaea glass has nada considerable Inroad and la apparently giving satisfactory technical and practical results* Tbare is of oourse always ths ehsnos that thare will be a swing back te lead television glass becausa of economical or technical considerations. The lead ead.de prodioers will be ready if and when that occurs, but there doesn't sees to be anything specific that *m can do to hasten seas along* 1 The efforts of the Lead Industries Association in Joint research to promof the use of red lead in metal protective paints continues. Several articles bsve appeared in appropriate trade papers* Red Lead Technical letters, showii* detailed forulatlons based on red lead for several exposure environment?, have been issued and well received* Several acre are in preparation* One Interesting developawnt was the adoption tqr the Ssvy Department of a multiple pigment priaer based on red lead. This Is an alternate with tine chromate paint for use on all weather surfaces In maintenance painting* Ths levy is manufacturing largs quslltd.se of this There have been no outstanding developments In the odor. Insecticide, oil refining or other adseellaneous consuaing induatrles, favorable or wifavorable, alnoe aqr brief discussion of them a ysar ago* Nothing was said last ysar about a faU^rnew lsad product eonsnli* Industry, via., vinyl plastics. Lsad compounds of many diffsrant ooepoaltiana have been found to impart varying types of beneficial results to the life or durability of vinyl plastics* The cost important function of lead compounds In viiyl resins, however, is to react with the HQ acids that vlryl resins give off on aging, and which. If not taken care of, would emise the plastics to deteriorate eueh too rapidly* Lead products so used are oalled stabilisers* The eore Important ones are litharge, teiite lead and lead alllcates* They are used in varying Mounts, running up to 5Jf oa the total weight of ths compound. Competition from norvlead product* Is ksea but up to date leed products are increasing in usage. This Is a growing market for a great warlety of lead products, and a guess would be that several thousand tons per year are currently being ooneiaed in the vlryl plastics industry. Regarding whits load plgmants, Z first of all reread the discussion that took place hare last year* I'm going to Uy and reduce *qr understandir* of ths sit r r uation and problem to something more simple* The downward trend in white lead ooo> umption is obvious to svuryone, ths previously quoted figures demonstritlry, White lesd In oil and pairs whits lsad paint has loat ground irreparably* It will, of oourse. i. .iij i "w tauwt 1MW ^ w w w.n w 1S-- 11 uw yw iMi * I V . u * ! > i y '.)> |.j| ) t mt w disappear u long u than are craftsmen painters laft end consumers whs deeirt t % ' ths bsst foolproof kind of a paint Job, bat ths chance of those products making substantial fain in torhago la, to my mind, quit# laprobabi*. Helthar do I believe 1 that rich whits lead oonauaption will ba nch furthar redmoed. In other serds, tbs 0 altuatlon sill probably remain fairly rtatia. ! Ths uas of whit* laad fbaaic carbonate and basic sulphata) la mixed paint is another matter. Such tonnage Incraaaad from 1.121 tons in 19l*o to 72*233 in 'l7 decreased to 1:8,152 in *1*9 ani to 27,853 tens in '1.9. Ever sinea the adrant of KOj on a comarcial basis, whits laad has been at a dafiait# disadvantage with respect to hiding or eor*ring powor coats, Referring to last ye*r' diacusa loo regarding volume coats, if whits laad and TiO? acid on an equal volvao* coat basis (which thsgr do not, whit* load being sore axperviiro), with TiQj having about 6 tines as ouch hiding pcasr ss white lead, no on* could afford to uaa white lead, if eowaring poser ) was the only consideration, fortunately, because of the notwsactiv* cbeetle*! charam. tarlstica of TiO, and th* advantageoua chemical properties of white laad, the latter has oot bean completely supplanted by the former. Th* hiding p<*mr qualification of whlto laad which was extremely important before the adrant of TiOj has baoens alnoat non-esaantial as such in present 4tj paint making, (bwarar, whits laad iaperte durability quailtie* to paint that are not found with any other pigment. White laad reacts with the adds of 11nsrod oil forming laad soaps that giro elasticity, pl*r ticiiin0 and agin; properties to the paint film. Zinc oxide la likewise a desirable chemically raactlra pijpent and some paint mamfacturar* boiler* that thay can gst along without ary white lead In their top ooata, udng tine oxide as th* sol* raactima pigaant. This Is a veiy controversial and moot quasticn but as in the lead pigment basins** haws ths cocrlction bassd on axporianos that art losst s substantial Mount of *lte load In house paints Is preferable and will fir* better orerail rssulta. It must ba ramaatoersd, as hr. Knight pointed cut last year, that ths paint manufacturer buy* practically all of his rs> materials on a weight basis, but sails . hours paints, in wtdeh white lead is uaod, on s ruins or fallen basis. Tbs price of whit* lead reached s poaic price of 22# per pound In February, 19U9. 71th a lower L price for shite lead tody, pries changes hers bon advantageous to white lead. c o s t cagiaxsoB March. l?la re March. 1950 White Lead Price par Prioo per Pound Gallon Zinc Qaida Prico par Price por Pound Gallon Tltanlf Dloxida Prloe par Prio* i Pound 0*11 on Psb. lfl* 20k #11.60 i5k $7.26 i9k #6.82 Mar. 19$0 V4 7e92 n4 5.17 19k 6^2 Tho solid galloa price of whits lead is now wch closer to ths pries of tltanim dloxide - #7.92 si $6^2. This all to tho good and helps. ffcworur, tho paint man's phlloeopty of foaasulatloc has changed. Twenty odd yoars age he trlod to cany as aaeh shite lead por gallon of paint as possible, md aeCt podaled ths extender content. The paint inAutsy has Just been going through and la still la a period of low white loed content paints. To ehange this altuatlon la not an assy task 11 for no other reason than that there has been satisfaction with ths looked content and leadlosa paints. > ' 'UP. W*-W.']UM jjMii ujiuijis^rasMpp a m* ! | -4- Today, In general, tha fonmlator of *dte load oontajpinf paints starts t 0 with aboat 151 tltaniaa diosido in tho ptgsentetioa* , This M>L",Li'it of titardtoa dioaddo requires aptrtarloataly 32X of tine oxide* , Tha mount of sortendar or Inort eroragea Jl>. Thta makes a total of 7W* Tbs dif-- ! feroace batwoen 7^X and 1CC3C la 221, If erery can of house paint Oarriod 22X white load by meifbt In lta ptenant portion, which la does not booaaaa of the larva quantify of lowar laad and loadlesa palnta being aanufecturod, tbo tooa of white load sold | today would bo onavri rtcrahly froatar than tlwy are* Tha currant rrrtaloo of Federal Specification TT-P-JjO far erUrlor bouse paint rodosoa tbo amount of whlta laad frcm LIS to 3U| tbo titanium cxldo oaetoai la uppod froa lit! to 161 and tbo lnorta ara upped froo 151 to 26f Suah a paint i haa abown food performance in vide usago on Ariqr barracks* Our objective should bo I to ruintain tbo whlto laad eontant of all bouso paint around >Q< of the plontatioOp 1 and by this I ocan white leadj ooetaininc no loss that VA laad content* if this i could bo accomplished tho whlto load (earboaata and sulphato) presently being come sutacd would bo oora than doubled* Bar can this bo dooat Tha Load Industries Association proposes asking tha paint oarrnfacturar aora conoeloua of tho value of wtdto laad in pd nt, thru saltable publicity la appropriate trade popart, and presentation of tecinleal paper* before paint production pcroconol* i dose follow-up by indiriitiai pliant prodicera can bo ezpoctod* In tho paint industry, there la a concentration of house point produce tion in a relatival/ few plants. Thus, a bif foal is protent in a United area of work. Tho public haa newar lost lta reaped for white lead! kbits load and oil are tho two paint Ingredients with =hlcb It la sort faedlisr, so our efforts will bo attacking fertile soil. This acceptance should bo fostered to tha beat of our promotional and financial ability* in s:*r "S SORRHOipW w <w p w "?"s w *s !^w ywmmmmmwmmr