SECOND-quarter report of the Association of American Soap and Glycerine Producers disclosed continued expansion in the manufacture of detergents, but one of the leading factors which entered this field two years ago indicates that the detergent business is not profitable, at least for the soap manufacturers. Testifying before a Senate subcommittee which is studying the fats and oils situation, President Charles Luckman of Lever Bros, said that synthetic detergents had prevented an expansion of possibly 11 to 16% in soap usage since 1941 and that as far as his company is concerned they were in a field which they did not particularly relish from a profit standpoint. Notwithstanding Mr. Luckman's views, detergent production rose to a record figure of 158.2 million pounds during the second quarter, from 154.S million pounds in the first three months of 1949, and 96.8 million pounds during the second quarter of 1918. The only inference to be drawn from the ...

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HARRY STENERSON ,.Behind the Markets Detergents business unprofitable for soap industry but their production shows continued gains...Chemical firme, more realistic in research aims, are succeeding in paring costs and prices. 27 (34),2450.

HARRY STENERSON ,"Behind the Markets Detergents business unprofitable for soap industry but their production shows continued gains...Chemical firme, more realistic in research aims, are succeeding in paring costs and prices" 27

HARRY STENERSON ,"Behind the Markets Detergents business unprofitable for soap industry but their production shows continued gains...Chemical firme, more realistic in research aims, are succeeding in paring costs and prices"