The important steps from 1900-1910
| 1901 |
W.J.Smith obtains the first glycerophthalic and alkyd resins
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| 1909 |
Baekeland announces the discovery of phenolic resins, patented under the name Bakelite.
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| 1910 |
General Bakelite Co. is formed, transformed in 1922 and subsequently incorporated into Union Carbide
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| 1910 |
German production of cellulose acetate
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objects by period 1900-1910
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