On this day in 1909

On 5th February 1909, Bakelite was announced to the world by New Yorker Leo Baekeland. Bakelite was the first plastic ever invented using synthetic components. Made by reacting Phenol with Formaldehyde. This was the precursor to the first Attwater industrial laminates, taking the same resin, we coated electrical grade paper and created our range of…