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UNIROYAL
CHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 11, 1977 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 2
Leach Heads
Plants
Benton Leach has been named
Director of Manufacturing for
the Uniroyal Chemical division.
He replaces Gordon Anderson
who has been appointed Vice-
President of Chemical Opera-
Salzman Discusses New Attitude
Top level plans for the future
of the Company and the Division
were revealed to members of the
Uniroyal Chemical Management
Club recently in an address delivered by Sheldon R. Salzman,
President of Uniroyal Chemical.
Mr. Salzman opened by asserting we are now in a period of
dynamic change and stimuli,
generating changes in marketing
direction and emphasis, and a
restructuring of top-management
positions.
One positive move was the
elimination of unproductive product lines three from the Chemical Division. Cited as examples were the
Reclaim Rubber operation; the
Lorgi and Dispersite businesses.
Other operations which no
longer met the company’s long
term marketing objectives were
sold.
These decisions not only restored these loss divisions, but
provided money for growth in
continued on page 4
Sheldon R. Salzman, President of the Uniroyal Chemical division, discusses the “new attitude”
of the management structure within the Uniroyal Chemical
Management Club members. From left in the photo are Robert Mazaika, Factory Manager:
Robert Cronin, President; Salzman; Marion Hull, Secretary: and Frank Commentatore.
New Naugard PANA Made Safety Award Received
for 20% Accident Reduction in 1976
Dominic Persutli, left, checks the results of a batch of Naugard PANA with
Sheldon Latham. At right is Russel Yolk, an Operator in Chemical Production.
Naugard® PANA (Phenyl-AlphaArsphinamine) was first produced at the
Chemical plant in 1966.
Because of its low price, only 60,000
lbs. were made and it was discontinued.
In 1976 Dupont announced that it was
discontinuing the manufacture of PANA.
Since it held a large share of the market,
the demand for a new supply was evident. Because the Naugard® Chemical
plant had the technology, equipment and
capacity for production, plans were made
to supply the additional to the market.
Production Started
Production started last September in
Bdg. 23 utilizing one of the IJF autodiacetyl systems.
Approximately 90,000 Ibs. of PANA
have been produced and numerous
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Robert Mazaika, Factory
Manager, presents the Bicentennial Safety /Award of the
National Safety Council to
Robert Short, Safety Manager
for the Naugatuck Chemical
plant. The Council presented
the 20% Accident Reduction
Award to the plant for its excellent safety improvement
achieved during 1976.” The
1977 safety goal is a further
10% reduction in accidents. If it
is achieved, all employees will
receive a turkey at Christmas.
In the photo from left are H.
Frederick Wintsch, Industrial
Relations Manager, Mazaika,
Short, and James Lomac,
Safety Supervisor.
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