ChemWorld | 3 | January 1990
Uniroyal Chemical Of Canada Wins Canadian Government National Quality Award
In November 1989, Uniroyal Chemical Ltd. of Elmira, Ontario, Canada won the national silver award for quality excellence. This award represents one of Canada’s top honors, which rate the quality of a company’s products and services.
The award was presented to Uniroyal Chemical’s general manager Wally Ruck by Harvie Andres, Federal Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, representing the Canada Awards for Business Excellence Program.
“It was a rigorous and tough review by professionals who had no association with the company,” said Ruck. “That’s what makes the Canada Award for Business Excellence so significant. It’s based on a totally independent study and analysis of our operations and procedures.”
More than 80 companies throughout Canada entered the quality competition but only 15 companies were chosen to participate in extensive, independent reviews to select the winners.
According to Robert J. Mazaika, president and CEO of Uniroyal Chemical Company, “Winning the Canada Award for Business Excellence is a tribute to the hard work and dedication shown by Uniroyal Chemical employees in Elmira and throughout Canada. Our challenge now is to continue to improve on the quality of our products and services both in the U.S. and internationally, as we position ourselves as a worldwide specialty chemical leader with outstanding product quality and technical service excellence.”
Other Uniroyal Chemical individuals joining Mr. Mazaika at the recent Awards Ceremony in Ottawa were: Walter Cook, vice president and general manager of Chemicals and Polymers (international); Ken Jessop, quality assurance manager; Richard Hooper, production manager; David Ash, manufacturing manager; Gary Schaefer, local union president; Vladimir Veres and Sudarshan Shinh, production workers; and Mr. Ruck.
Uniroyal Chemical Ltd. of Elmira manufactures rubber chemicals for the tire and non-tire industry; agricultural chemicals primarily for seed treatment; castable urethane prepolymers used in products that include conveyor belts and roller skate wheels; and specialty chemicals used in synthetic lubricants. ■
Attending the Canada Awards for Business Excellence ceremonies on behalf of Uniroyal Chemical were: (front row, L. to R.) Vladimir Veres, Sudarshan Shinh, David Ash, Gary Schaefer, Wally Ruck, Richard Hooper and Ken Jessop; (back row, L. to R.) Walter Cook and Robert Mazaika.
Adiprene®/Vibrathane® Acquires New International Urethane Product Line
The Adiprene/Vibrathane business of specialty castable, sprayable and millable urethane products has added a new line of solvent-based spray and trowelable urethane systems to its business.
WRM is the new Uniroyal Chemical registered trademark for the product line recently acquired from Wear Resistant Materials Pty. Ltd. of Sydney, Australia. The Australian-based company developed and applied these products for over 11 years as coatings for corrosion and abrasion resistance, primarily to extend service life in mining applications.
This new line of specialized urethane products is currently being introduced and marketed throughout the world by the Adiprene/Vibrathane group. This product line is expected to add high value to the existing Adiprene/Vibrathane castable business and should allow Uniroyal Chemical to enter new market segments that it currently does not participate in.
“The advantages that WRM Systems brings to our customers include easy processing on inexpensive equipment,” said Hugh Hennessy, WRM product specialist. “This makes field application of the product simple and fast. Unique chemistry enables the applicator to apply not only thin coatings for corrosion protection but also build thicker coatings for abrasion resistance. Simply stated, they outperform the competition”, he added.
To illustrate the toughness of WRM materials, the product line’s internationally-recognized logo, fondly called “Fred”, depicts a typical giant stone head carved from the ancient volcano quarry of “Rano Raraku” on mysterious Easter Island. More than 150 of these collossi have survived, virtually intact, for many centuries … a classic example of wear-resistant material. ■
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