Cons: If you are looking for the heft and sound of stone, Bakelite will be disappointingly light, and it has a hollow, ringing sound. Price: Circa 1940 French cafe tables cost $700 each.

In the breezy and informative 58-minute documentary “All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic,” we’re introduced to the man whose name should be as well-known as Edison or Westinghouse or ...

The Oregonian An alternative to wood and metal, Bakelite took over kitchen drawers in the early 20th century, as manufacturers applied the hard, colorful plastic to the handles of beaters, dough ...

“Bakelite in Yonkers: Pioneering the Age of Plastics,” opening on Friday at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, surveys the work of the Belgian-born inventor Leo Baekeland.

"All Things Bakelite," a documentary produced by the great-grandson of Bakelite inventor Leo Baekeland, follows Baekeland's life and his career. The filmmakers are talking to distributors now, ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bakelite Synthetics (“the Company”) today released its 2023 Sustainability Report, a detailed summary of its most significant environmental, social and governance ...

Atlanta, Georgia, May 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bakelite Synthetics is pleased to announce the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Georgia-Pacific’s chemicals business ...

Bakelite, the first man-made thermosetting plastic, was synthesized by Leo Baekeland in 1907. RECOMMENDED FOR YOU ATO shortage has prices soaring, wait times lagging for US materials. Letter. to ...