Who made What ? ... Trade Names.

AKALIT - German casein
AMBLOID - Japanese casein
AMBROID - Japanese casein
AMEROID - American Plastics Corp,USA.
BEROLIET - Dutch casein
CASOLITH - Dutch casein
CORONATION - George Morrell Corp, USA.
DORCASINE - O.Murray and Co, UK.
ERGOLITH - McLeod and McLeod Ltd, UK.
ERINOID - Erinoid Ltd,UK
ESTOLIT - Artificial horn made in Estonia
GALA - George Morrell Corp, USA.
GALALITH - International Galalith, Germany and France.
GALORN - George Morrell Corp, USA.
IKILITH - S.R.F.Freed. UK.
KAROLITH - American Plastics Corp, USA.
KASOLID - Synthetic Plastics Co, USA.
KERONYX - Aberdeen Combworks Co, UK.
KYLOID - Kyloid Co, USA.
LACTILITH - Casein sheet produced in Belgium.
LACTOID - BX Plastics, UK
LACTOLOID - Japanese casein
LACTONITE - Casein produced in Estonia.
LACTOPHANE - British Cellophane Ltd,UK.
MACO - Prolamine Products Inc,USA.
PEARLALITH - B.Schwanda and Sons,USA.
PROTOFLEX - Glyco Products Co,USA.
ZOOLITE - Italian casein.

CELLULOSE ACETATE:

ACELE - E.I. du Pont de Nemours.USA.
ACELOSE - American Cellulose Co. USA.
ACETYLOID - Japanese cellulose acetate
AMER-GLO - Celanese Plastics Corp, USA.
ARMOURBEX - BX Plastics, UK.
BAKELITE CELLULOSE ACETATE - Celanese Celluloid Corp, USA.
BEXOID - BX Plastics, UK.
CELASTOID - Celanese Celluloid Corp, USA.
CELLASTINE - Celanese Celluloid Corp, USA.
CELLIDOR - Farbenfabriken Bayer, West Germany.
CELLIT - J.M.Steel and Co,UK.
CELLOMOLD - F.A.Hughes and Co,UK.
CELLON - Dynamit-Nobel AG,West Germany.
CELLULATE - National Plastic Products Co, USA.
CHARMOUR - Celanese Corp, USA.
CINEMOID - Movie film by British Celanese, UK.
CLAIR DE LUNE - Celanese Celluloid Corp, USA.
CLARIFOIL - British Celanese, UK.
CLEARSITE - Celluplastic Corp,USA.
DORCASITE - Charles Horner Ltd, UK.
DOVERITE - Dover Ltd, UK.
DUFAY-CHROMEX Dufay-Chromex Ltd,UK.
DUROID - Duroid Covering Co,UK.
ECARIT - German cellulose acetate
EMBACOID - May & Baker, UK Ltd
EMBAFILM - May & Baker, UK Ltd
ENAMELOID - Cellulose acetate and acrylic products by
Gemloid Corp,USA
ERINOFORT - Erinoid Ltd, UK
FIBESTOS - Monsanto Chemical Co, USA
FIRMOID - Bluemel Bros, UK
GEMLITE - Gemloid Corp, USA. Also applied to acrylic
and polystyrene.
IRILIT - Danish cellulose acetate
ISOFLEX - O & M Kleeman, UK
LOUVREGLAS - Doane Products Corp, USA
LANSIL - Lansil Ltd, UK
LUMAPANE - Celanese Corp, USA
LUMARITH - Celanese Plastics Corp, USA
LUSTRAC - Lustrac Plastics Ltd, UK
MACITE - Manufacturers Chemical Corp, USA
MANUSOLITE - French cellulose acetate
MAROLIN - Czecho - Peasant Art Co, USA
NIXONITE - Nixon Nitration Works USA.
NOVELLON - British Celanese UK
PARKLITE - Parkwood Corp USA
PARKWOOD - Parkwood Corp USA
PLASTACELE - E.I. du Pont de Nemours, USA
PLASTICOIL - Schwab & Frank Inc, USA
PLASTIKTRIM - R.D.Werner Co, USA
PLASTOFLEX - Advance Solvents & Chemical Corp, USA
PLASTITUBE - Schwab & Frank Inc,USA
PLASTRIM - Michigan Molded Plastics Inc, USA
REXENITE - The Rexenite Co Inc, USA
RHODOID - M & B Plastics, UK
RHODOID - Rhone - Poulenc,France.
R-V-Lite - Arvey Corp, USA
SAFETY SAMSON - Celanese Celluloid Corp,USA
SERACELLE - COURTAULDS, UK
SICOID - French Cellulose acetate
SUNDORA - E.I.du Pont de Nemours, USA
TEC - Tennessee Eastman Corp, USA
TENITE - Kodak Ltd, UK
TENITE I - Tennessee Eastman Corp, USA
UTEX - H.D.Symons & Co, UK
UTILEX - Utilex & Co,UK
VIMLITE - Celanese Plastics Corp, USA
VETROLOID - British Celanese,UK
VITAPANE - Arvey Corp,USA
VU-LITE - Monsanto Chemical Co, USA
VUEPACK - Monsanto Chemical Co, USA
WIREWELD - British Celanese, UK

CELLULOSE ACETATE BUTYRATE (CAB):

HERCOSE - Hercules Powder Co,USA
REXENITE - The Rexenite Co,USA
TENITE II - Tennessee Eastman Corp,USA

CELLULOSE NITRATE(Celluloid,cellulose nitrate film and leathercloth) :

AMER-GLO - Celanese Plastics Corp,USA
AMERITH - Celanese Plastics Corp,USA
BOOK TEX - Atlas Powder Co,USA
BEXOID - BX Plastics Ltd,UK
CAMPHOLOID - Japanese cellulose nitrate
CASCELLOID - Cascelloid Ltd,UK
CASCAPHENE - Cascelloid Ltd,UK
CELASTICS - Celastic Corp USA
CELLULAC - British Plastoids Co,UK
CELLULOID - Celanese Plastics Corp,USA
CELLUVARNO - Sillcocks-Miller CO,USA
DAI-NIPPON FILM - Japanese motion picture film
DENTAGIENE - Canadian Industries Ltd,Canada
DUMOLD - E.I.du Pont de Nemours,USA
EXONITE - Dover Ltd,UK
FIBERLAC - Monsanto Chemical Co,USA
FIBERLOID - The Fiberloid Corp, USA
FIBERLON - The Fiberloid Corp, USA *see also under phenolic
FILAC - Alfred Harris & Co,GB
FLEXSEAL - Flexrock Co,USA
GEMLIKE - Gemloid Corp,USA
HALEX - Halex Ltd,UK
HERCULES CELLULOSE
NITRATE FLAKE - Hercules Powder Co,USA
HERCULOID - Hercules Powder Co,USA
HYCOLOID - Celluplastic Corp and Hygienic Tube &
Container Co,USA
INVALEUR - Celanese Plastics Corp,USA
IVORIDE - Daniel Spill Co,UK
KERATOL - Atlas Powder Co,USA
KODAFILM - Eastman Kodak Co,USA
KODALOID - Eastman Kodak Co,USA
LUSTEROID - Lusteroid Container Co,USA
MURAL REXINE - ICI Ltd,UK
NITRON - Monsanto Chemical Co, USA & UK.
NIXONOID - Nixon Nitration Works,USA
ORALITE - Oralite Co,UK
PENTEX - UK Plastics Ltd,UK
PERMANITE - Parker Pen Co,USA
PHOENIXITE - Japanese celluloid
PLASTINE - Sillcocks-Miller Co,USA. Also black
cellulose acetate powder made in France.
PROTECTO - Celluloid Corp,USA
PROXYL - Lee S.Smith & Son Manufacturing,USA
PYRALIN - E.I.du Pont de Nemours,USA,but this trade
name now refers to their polyimide resin.
PYRA-SHELL - Shoeform Co,USA
RADITE - Shaeffer Pen Co,USA
REXINE - ICI (REXINE)Ltd,UK
SAMSON - Carpenter Steel Co,USA
SIMCO - Sillcocks-Miller Co,USA
VISCOLOID - E.I.du Pont de Nemours,USA
XYLONITE - David Spill Co,later British Xylonite UK.
ZAFLEX - Atlas Powder Co,USA
ZAKAF - Atlas Powder Co,USA
ZAPON LEATHERCLOTH - The Locomotive Rubber & Waterproofing
Co, UK.

MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE :

ARBORITE - Arborite Ltd,UK
BEETLE MELAMINE - British Industrial Plastics,UK
CATALIN MELAMINE - Catalin Corp,USA
CORONET - AB Tilafabriken,Sweden
FORMICA - Formica Insulation Co,UK and Formica
Corp,USA.
GAYDON - British Industrial Plastics, UK
ISOMIN - Perstop AB,Sweden
MELANTINE - Ciba Products Corp,USA
MELAWARE - Ranton & Co,UK
MELBRITE - Montedison,Italy
MELMAC - American Cynamid Co,USA
MELMEX - British Industrial Plastics,UK
MELOLAM - Ciba-Geigy,UK
MELOPAS - Ciba-Geigy,UK
MELURAC - American Cynamid Co,USA
MEPAL - Rosti,Denmark
MICARTA - Westinghouse Electrical & Mfg Co,USA
PERSTORP - Perstorp AB,Sweden
PLASKON MELAMINE - Allied Chemical Corp,USA
RESIMENE - Monsanto Chemical Co,USA
RESOGIL - Resopal,France
RESOPALIT - Resopal,Germany
RESIMINE - Monsanto Chemical Co,USA
WARERITE - Bakelite Xlonite,UK
WATERTOWN WARE - Watertown Manufacturing Co,USA

NYLON :

ANTRON - E.I.du Pont de Nemours,USA
BEETLE NYLON - British Industrial Plastics,UK
BRI-NYLON - Courtaulds,UK
CANTRECE - E.I.du Pont de Nemours,USA
CAPROLAN - Allied Chemical Corp,USA
DURETHAN - Bayer,Germany
ENKALON - British Enka,UK
MARANYL - ICI,UK
MELOPLAS - (Polyamide formaldehyde)Ciba Products
Corp,USA.
NYLON - E.I. du Pont de Nemours,USA & ICI,UK.
PERLON - Bayer,Germany
PLASKON NYLON - Adell Plastics,USA
RENYL C - Montedison,Italy
RILSAN - Organico,France
SNIAFORM - SNIA,Italy
SNIAMID - SNIA,Italy
ULTRAMID - BASF,Germany
VESTAN - Bayer,Germany
ZYTEL - E.I.du Pont de Nemours,USA

PHENOL FORMALDEHYDE(Phenolic)Including cast phenolics and laminates:

ACROLITE - Consolidated Molded Products Corp,USA
AEROPLASTIC - Aeroplastics Ltd,UK
AMBERLITE - Resinous Products & Chemical Co,USA
AQUALITE - National Vulcanized Fiber Co,USA
AQUAPEARL - Catalin Corp,USA

ARAMITH - Saluc SA, Belgium - still made, contact yves.bilquin@saluc.com

ARCOLITE - Consolidated Molded Products Corp,USA
AZOLONE - Belgian Phenolic
BAKELITE - Bakelite Corp,USA and Bakelite Ltd,UK.
BAKER CAST RESIN - Baker Oil Tool Co,USA
BECKACITE - Beck,Koller & Co,UK
BONDEX - McInerney Plastics Co,USA
CARVACRAFT - J.Dickinson & Co,UK
CATABOND - Catalin Corp,USA
CATALEX - Catalin Ltd,UK
CATALIN - Catalin Corp,USA and Catalin Ltd,UK.
CEGEITE - French Phenolic
CELLANITE - Continental-Diamond Fiber Co,USA
CO-RO-LITE - Columbian Rope Co,USA
CRYSTLE - Marblette Corp,USA
DEKORIT - German Phenolic
DELARON - De La Rue Plastics,UK
DILECTO - Continental-Diamond Fiber Co,USA
DURALOY - Detroit Paper Products Corp,USA
DUREZ - W.R.Grace & Co,UK
DUREZ - Durez Plastics & Chemicals,and Durite
Plastics,USA.
ELO - Birkby's Ltd,UK
EPOK - British Resin Products,UK
ERINITE - Erinoid Ltd,UK
ERINOPLAST - Erinoid Ltd,UK
FABROLITE - The British Thomson-Houston Co,UK
FATURAN - German Phenolic
FEATALAK - Featly Products Ltd,UK
FEATALITE - Featly Products Ltd,UK
FIBERITE - Fiberite Corp,USA
FIBERLON - Telechron,General Electric* see also cellulose nitrate
FLUOSITE - Italian Phenolic
FORMALIN - National Plastic Products Co,USA
FORMICA - Formica Insulation Co,UK and USA.
FREBOL - F.Boehm,UK
FUTURIT - Hungarian and Czechoslovakian Phenolic.
FUTUROL - Czechoslovakian Phenolic
GAYDON - John Dickinson & Co,UK
GEMSTONE - A.Knoedler Co,USA
GLASFLOSS - Durez Plastics & Chemicals Ltd,USA
HERESITE - Heresite and Chemical Co,USA
INDUR - Reilly Tar & Chemical Corp,USA
INDURITE - Indurite Moulding Powders,UK
IVORICAST - Plastics Research Co,USA
KELLITE - Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co,USA.
LAMICOID - Mica Insulator Co,USA
LEUKORIT - German Phenolic
LORIVAL - United Ebonite & Lorival Ltd,UK
LUXENE - Bakelite Corp,USA
MAKELOT - Makelot Corp,USA
MARBLETTE - Marblette Corp,USA
MIC - Molded Insulation Co,USA
MICARTA WESTINGHOUSE - Westinghouse Electrical & Mfg Co,USA
MICOID - Mica Insulator Co,and Watertown
Manufacturing Co,USA.
MIR-CON - Detroit Paper Products Corp,USA
MONOLITE - Monowatt Electric Corp,USA
MOULDRITE - ICI,UK
NEILLITE - Watertown Manufacturing Co,USA
NEILL WARE - Watertown Manufacturing Co,USA
NESTORITE - James Ferguson & Sons,UK
NOBELLON - Nobell Plastics Co,USA
OLASAL - French Phenolic
OPALITE - Catalin Corp,USA
OPALON - Monsanto Chemical Co,USA
PANADURA - Paramet Chemical Corp,USA
PANELYTE - St Regis Paper Co,USA
PANILAX - Micanite & Insulators Co,UK
PAXOLIN - Micanite & Insulators Co,UK
PETON - United Insulator Co
PHENAC - American Cyanamid Co,USA
PHENOID - Mica Manufacturing Co,UK
PHENOPREG - Detroit Wax Paper Co,USA
PHENROK - Detroit Wax Paper Co,USA
PHILITE - Philips Lamps,UK
PLITEX - Hood Rubber Co,USA
PREGWOOD - Formica Insulation Co,USA
PROGILITE - French Phenolic
PRYSTAL - Catalin Corp,USA
RAUZENE - US Industrial Alcohol Co,USA
REDMANOL - Union Carbide Corp,USA
REFLITE - Italian Phenolic
RESINOX - Monsanto Chemical Co,USA
RESOCEL - Micafil,UK
RESOFORM - Micafil,UK
RESOPHENE - French Phenolic
REVOLITE - Revolite Corp,USA
RESINOX - Monsanto Chemical Co,USA
REZINWOOD - L.F.Laucks Inc,USA
RICHWARE - Makalot Corp,USA
RIVTEX - Hood Rubber Co,USA
ROCKRITE - F.A.Hughes & Co,UK
RYERCITE - Jos.T.Ryerson & Son,USA
SAFETYWARE - Bryant Electric Co,USA
SIGELIT - Czechoslovakian Phenolic
SIGIT - Czechoslovakian Phenolic
SILESIT - Polish Phenolic
SILESITOL - Polish Phenolic
SPAULDING - Spaulding Fiber Co,USA
SPAULDITE - Spaulding Fiber Co,USA
STERNITE - Sterling Moulding Materials,UK
SUPER-BECKACITE - Reichold Chemicals Inc,USA
SYNTHANE - Synthane Corp,USA
TEXTOLITE - General Electric Co,USA
THERMAZOTE - Expanded Rubber Co,UK
TUFNOL - Tufnol Ltd,UK
UCINITE - Ucinite Co,USA
UNIPLAST - Universal Plastics Co,USA
WARERITE - Warerite Ltd,UK

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