Naval stores

Presently, pine compounds produced by the naval stores industry are used to manufacture soap, paint, varnish, shoe polish, lubricants, linoleum, and roofing materials.

[2] In the early 1700s the British Crown was involved in the transplantation of Palatine refuges in Great Britain to the New York Province to produce naval stores.

As Britain attempted to cripple French and Spanish capacities through blockade, they declared naval stores to be contraband.

At the time Russia was Europe's chief producer of naval stores, leading to the seizure of 'neutral' Russian vessels.

These actions were beneficial for the struggling colonists as the British were forced to act with greater caution.

[4] Pine trees especially in North Carolina were tapped for sap which was doubly distilled to make turpentine and rosin (aka resin)–hence the name tar heels.

The major producers of naval stores in the 19th and 20th century were the United States of America, and France, where Napoleon encouraged planting of pines in areas of sand dunes.

were traditionally used for Masts, spars, and cordage needed protecting, and hulls made of wood required a flexible material, insoluble in water, to seal the spaces between planks.

Solvent extraction of shredded stumps and roots has become more common with the availability of inexpensive naphtha.