Americans in Europe: Sound judgment and procedures are as much needed in U.S. investment in the European chemical industry as they are at home

Astriking aspect of the recent International Congress of Industrial Chemistry held in Barcelona was the number of Americans present. There was even an "American Day," with a full program of U.S. papers organized by the American section of the Societe de Chimie Industrielle. Such proof of interest from the U.S.A. is in distinct contrast to the situation of 10 years ago, when the presence of an American at the congress was unusual. It was just 10 years ago that the Applied Publications of the ACS established a European office in London; many in the U.S. chemical industry then doubted that American interest in European developments was sufficient to justify such a service. The situation has changed rapidly. The European continent now is heavily visited by representatives of U.S. chemical companies. The Hotel Frankfurter Hof in Frankfurt, Germany, has been dubbed the American Chemists' Club of Europe. Anyone from the U.S. ...