The year 2010 marks the centennial year of the prod tion of phenolic resins by leo baekeland in 1910 baekeland formed bakelite gmbh and launched the manufacture of phenolic resins in erkner in may 1910 in october 1910 general bakelite began producing resins in perth amboy new jersey lastly baekeland collaborated with dr takamine to manufacture phenolic resins in japan in 1911 these events were instrumental in establishing the plastics industry and in tracing the identity to the . The year 2010 marks the centennial year of the prod tion of phenolic resins by leo baekeland in 1910 baekeland formed bakelite gmbh and launched the manufacture of phenolic resins in erkner in may 1910 in october 1910 general bakelite began producing resins in perth amboy new jersey lastly baekeland collaborated with dr takamine to manufacture phenolic resins in japan in 1911 these events were instrumental in establishing the plastics industry and in tracing the identity to the . There are some disturbing signs that appear on the horizon as phenolic resins enter their second century of existence the large area of wood adhesives application 60 of the total volume of . The year 2010 marks the centennial year of the prod tion of phenolic resins by leo baekeland in 1910 baekeland formed bakelite gmbh and launched the manufacture of phenolic resins in erkner in may 1910 in october 1910 general bakelite began producing resins in perth amboy new jersey lastly baekeland collaborated with dr takamine to manufacture phenolic resins in japan in 1911 these events were instrumental in establishing the plastics industry and in tracing the identity to the