Merry Christmas – Happy New Year
UNIROYAL CHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 12, 1978 | PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL | No. 3
Johnson, Factory Manager
Eric Johnson has been named Factory Manager of the Naugatuck Chemical plant, succeeding Robert Mazaika who was named Director of Manufacturing and Engineering for the Chemical division.
He will be responsible for all manufacturing operations of the Chemical plant which produces chemicals for the rubber and plastics industries and chemicals for agricultural use and will also serve on the staff of R. Mazaika. He has been Superintendent of
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Kralastic Latex Sold
After several months of speculation the Division announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the domestic Kralastic® ABS plastic resin and synthetic Latex businesses to U.S.S. Chemicals, a division of United States Steel Corporation. The price of the transaction was not disclosed.
The ABS and latex manufacturing plant in Baton Rouge, La. and the Latex Compounding plant in Dalton, Ga. are to be included in the sale.
The planned sale will free up capital needed to develop other business segments in which the Company is concentrating its growth.
ABS Invented by Uniroyal
ABS was invented by Uniroyal chemists and was manufactured at the Naugatuck Chemical plant until the Baton Rouge facility was constructed.
It is used extensively for pipe, automotive parts, luggage and appliances.
Interviews Held
U.S. Steel representatives have come to Naugatuck and held interviews with the Chemical personnel who worked in the two commodities regarding employment with U.S.S.
Plant Tour-Picnic A Big Success
Over 250 employees and their spouses toured the plant Bldgs. and facilities. In the photo at the Main Entrance to the plant are from left, Joseph Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President, Elizabeth Lyons, Dennis Mennillo, Robert Douglas, Industrial Relations Manager; Willie Ingram, Chemical Production; Marie Ingram; and Eric Johnson, Factory Manager. (other photos on page 2)
It was a beautiful Sunday morning and the sky was a bright blue for the second annual plant tour-picnic. Close to 300 employees and their spouses toured several buildings in the plant including the new R&D Process Development Laboratory and the new Chemical Health Center.
The tour also included a visit to Bldg. 79, the 86 Warehouse and the Machine Shop. In each of the buildings the visitors were given a brief description of the activities in it.
Coffee and fresh baked donuts were served in the tent between Bldgs. 84 and 81 where customer’s products made from Royalene® EPDM rubber were displayed along with agricultural chemicals used by farmers and growers all over the world.
Eric Johnson, Factory Manager; Robert Douglas, Industrial Relations Manager and Joseph Rzeszutek, URW Local 218 President, greeted the people at the Main Entrance as they arrived for the tour and registered for the tour and prizes.
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Omite Sets Production Record
At a luncheon in Bldg. 7 Dr. Robert Neidermyer, (back to camera) Sales Manager for Agricultural Chemicals in the U.S., congratulated the Chemical Production operators for their extraordinary achievement in making sufficient Omite to meet the high market demand for the chemical in 1978.
At a luncheon in Bldg. 7 Robert Neidermyer, Marketing Manager for Agricultural Chemicals, congratulated the Omite group for their record production of the chemical miticide to meet the increased market demands for it in 1978.
Production Sets Record
The high output was even more noteworthy because of production shutdowns caused by storms and the total loss of a tank car of OMITE Tech. In spite of all these situations the group turned an impossible task
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Sales Up; Profits Off
Chemical Up 13%
Uniroyal sales for the 3rd quarter of 1978 were $641 million compared with sales of $591 million in the 3rd quarter of 1977. The Company suffered a loss of $2.9 million compared to a profit of $5.1 million in 1977 for the quarter.
For the nine month period, sales were $2.0 billion, approximately the same as in 1977.
The nine month net income was $3.1 million compared to the net income of $34.7 million in the first nine months of 1977.
Tire and Related Product Sales Up
Sales of tires and related products were $365 million in the 3rd quarter, compared with $337 million in 1977.
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