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Merry Christmas – Happy New Year CHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 12, 1978 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 3
Johnson, Kralastic Latex
Factory Sold
Manager
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. 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 with the two commodities regarding employment with U.S.S.
Omite Sets Production Record
At a luncheon in Bldg. 7 Dr. Robert Neidermeyer (back to camera) Sales Manager for Agricultural Chemicals in the U.S. congratulated the Chemical Production employees for their extraordinary achievement in making sufficient Omite to meet the high market demand for the chemical in 1978.
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 (left. Joseph Przeczewski, GM Local 213 President, Elizabeth Lyons, Dennis Meminillo, Robert Douglas, Industrial Relations Manager, and Eric Johnson, Factory Manager.
Sales Up;
Profits Off
Uniroyal sales for the 3rd quarter of 1978 were $441 million compared with sales of $391 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 $20 billion, approximately the same as in 1977.
The nine month net income was $1.1 million, compared to $14.7 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 $137 million in 1977.
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 labs.
The tour also included a visit
to Bldg. 79, the $6 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
buildings 84 and 85. Samples of
customer’s products made from
Royalene R-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 Eric
Johnson, Factory Manager, Pres-
ident, greeted the people at
the Main Entrance as they arrived for the tour and registered
for the door prizes.
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