§ 16. Mr. John Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any progress has been made in the building of a plant for the manufacture of synthetic rubber under a licence which was granted to the British Celanese Corporation in 1943; and if so, what types of rubber are being manufactured and what is the out put per month.
§ Sir S. CrippsI understand that in May, 1945, the company decided not to continue with their original proposals but to proceed with the erection of a pilot plant.