UNIROYAL CHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 3 1969 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 3
NAUGATUCK, LEADER IN RUBBER CHEMICALS
New Curalon Plant Starts Up Will Increase Chemical Sales
[IMAGE: Factory/plant interior with workers and equipment]
Checking operations in the new Curalon plant are l. to r. Anthony Gambardella, Rocco Magnanimo, foreman, and Thurman Walton.
by Harold Smith
The new Curalon plant in Bldg. 17, formerly the Flexzone® and DDM plant, started production recently of Curalon® a new chemical curative used to harden and shape liquid polyurethane elastomers. The polyurethane elastomers have today become a large industry.
Uniroyal Chemical, was a leader in the research and development of the polyure-
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Results Successful In Water Pollution Abatement Program
[IMAGE: Industrial water treatment facility]
One of the three waste water treatment units along the Naugatuck river to provide design information for treatment of waste waters
by Dick Shaw
Uniroyal Chemical completed another major step in its water pollution abatement program with excellent results.
For the past 6 months, extensive engineering efforts have been concentrated on the operation of a waste water treatment model scale plant
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[IMAGE: Workers watching bagging operation with “DELAC-S PRILLS” visible on equipment]
Good packaging is essential to good customer service. Left to right, watching the bagging of Delac – S Prills are Jim Heagle and Tom Dowling. John Starr, right, operates the bagger.
by Bob Mazaika
Uniroyal Chemical is the world’s leading manufacturer of rubber chemicals, representing a high percent of the division’s sales. The Chemical division manufactures more than 70 different chemicals for the rubber, plastics and latex industries. 70 percent of these chemicals are made here at the Naugatuck plant. Many are patented, which means only Uniroyal Chemical can make them; but many are not, and sold against strong competition. Recent price cuts have hurt sales and profits and made selling a harder job for the Sales Department. To maintain this position as leader in the industry requires constant research for new chemicals; continued improvement in quality; extra effort on good packaging to improve service to our customers; who are the most important part of our business. Because of dirty, wrong-marked packages and poor quality products, we could lose two or three major customers and lose our position as leader in the industry.
Chemicals made at Naugatuck range from C-P-B, used by golf ball manufacturers to “cure” golf ball covers to Sunproof® waxes to protect tires against sidewall cracking from weather conditions.
Uniroyal offers more accelerators to the rubber industry than any other company such as Trimene,® Methazate, Delac®S, M-B-T-S, Monex,® Tuex,® GMF and Royalac.® These chemicals “cure” the rubber and help shape it into its finished form. Without these accelerators, rubber would be like putty or uncured cement. Accelerators are used to make every type of rubber product from pencil erasers to foam rubber mattresses and automobile tires. GMF® is used in the Minuteman Missile as part of the propellant system.
Naugatuck antioxidants, the best in the industry, protect rubber products from heat and oxygen which cause rubber to deteriorate, discolor, or crumble. For example, BX-A protects the nylon used in tire cord; Polygard® and Naugawhite® keep white products — such as sneakers and footwear — white and prevent the rubber from discoloring. Other well known antioxidants are Octamine, Retarder J and Polylite.
Rubber chemicals constitute the highest cost in every rubber product, and are from two to ten times more expensive on a per-pound basis than any other ingredient used in the finished product. Because of their high cost, customers demand the highest quality chemicals for these prices, otherwise they turn to
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[IMAGE: Person jogging/running in athletic wear]
Naugatuck antioxidants give Pro-Keds jogging shoes quality and longer wear life.
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