**Source:** CHEM-TEXTS
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Synthetic Rubber Plant To Close
Top UG Goal With $22,010
Uniroyal Chemical people again topped the United Fund goal. This year’s goal was $21,000. Pledges and contributions amounted to $22,010, from 944 employees—65% of the people at the Naugatuck location—participated in the annual drive to raise funds for the work of the 16 charitable and social organizations in the Fund.
4 Departments Exceed Goals
Four departments — Reclaim Production, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical, Research & Development and EMIC exceeded their goals with EMIC going over the goal by $1146.
The Synthetic Rubber plant was constructed by the U.S. Government during WW II. It was purchased by Uniroyal Chemical in 1955. Bldg. 17 and the Synthetic Pilot Plant will not be affected by the closing and will continue to operate.
Crim New Personnel Director
Jesse E. Crim, Industrial Relations Manager, has been named Director of Personnel for the Uniroyal Chemical Division. He replaces Andrew J. McNeil, President of Uniroyal Chemical.
In his new position Crim will be responsible for the coordination of Industrial Relations activities and Personnel and Organization Development and Planning in the Chemical division. In addition he will temporarily retain certain special assignments in the Naugatuck factory.
In 1971 he was appointed Industrial Relations Manager for the Naugatuck Chemical plant and coordinator of IR managers for the divisional plants. Prior to his Naugatuck position he was IR Manager at Painesville, Ohio from 1968 to 1971. He held the same position at the Company’s Santa Ana, Calif. and Washington, N.J. plants.
It took 3 mins. 8 secs. to fly from the ground to the roof; pick up the cyclone; and return to the ground.
As part of Uniroyal Chemical’s commitment to comply with the Federal emission standards of the Clean Air Act of 1970, the Reclaim Plant installed an air pollution control device to collect and recycle the lint and rubber particles which were emitted from two of the cyclones that convey the finely ground rubber to the digestive operation.
To install the 6000-pound system a helicopter airlifted it from the ground to the reclaim roof, completing the delicate operation within 3 hours on a Saturday morning. Three obsolete cyclones were also removed from the Reclaim roof.
Obsolescence A Major Factor
Even a reduction in labor costs was not a solution and would not of itself have kept it in operation.
Plant obsolescence, increased power and utility costs, raw materials and market conditions were some of the many factors which contributed to the closing. The phase out will start about.