Show AMERICAN ASBESTOS production IS AWAY BELOW BUSINESS NE NEEDS EDS asbestos 08 takes its place as another widely used product in in american A industry for the supply of which this country is indent dependent on foreign sources according to a report compiled in the minerals division of the department of commerce about k bout one third of 1 per cent of the worlds asbestos the report port states is produced in the united states while at the same me time the annual consumption in america is more than four fifths of the worlds production during the five year period of 1920 1924 it is pointed auty the average annual world production of asbestos amounted counted to short tons this same period the ne average annual consumption in this countr country y was tons last year the entire world produced tons he ne united cited state a little more than 1000 tons and ported tons canada is the premier asbestos producer according to the report with south africa second cyprus russia italy nd china follow w in the order named but their production Is small mall n at present compared with canada the united states bu laja ys more inore than 70 per er cent of the entire canadian output outputs 27 st year taking g tons out of a total production of before the e war it is revealed the russian abbes tos to A industry ranged fanged next to the canadian the war hower ever eap completely disorganized the industry and the russian product duct disappeared from the worlds markets the industry dusty is 15 novy ngy being revived and in 1925 produced in the neighborhood of tons about half of the prewar production the value of U S imports of asbestos in 1925 was more than exports of manufactured asbestos with the exception of roofing during this period totaled 2 the increasing importance of asbestos to modern engineering gi and mechanical practice the report points out as well as to the efficient construction of buildings wherever heat insulation and fire protection are involved mark asbestos as an important index of progressive efficiency y in the conservation of energy and elimination of waste in the national economy |