Custom mixing, services.

The following directory lists custom services suppliers. The first part lists custom rubber mixers along with plant locations, equipment, mixing capabilities and whether technical service and/or recipe development are offered. A directory of companies that offer various custom services to the rubber industry follows.

AC Products, Inc.
172 E. La Jolla St.
Placentia, CA 92670
[phone]
James Troska, vice president R&D
Larry Weinstein, plant manager
Equipment: Five high speed dispersion
mixers and 10 low speed mixers
Mixing capabilities: All water based and
solvent soluble resins and polymers
Capacity: 1,200,000 gals./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Alleghany Rubber, Inc.
545 Guy Paine Rd.
P.O. Box 3006
Macon, GA 31205-3006
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
David S. O'Brien
Equipment: Mixer, mills, extruder
Mixing capabilities: SBR, NR, nitrile,
EPDM
Capacity: 24 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Alloy Polymers, Inc.
3310 Deepwater Terminal Rd.
Richmond, VA 23234
[phone]
S. Pahuja, president
Equipment: Eleven lines - twin screw
high intensity mixers
Mixing capabilities: Specialize in engineering
polymers
Capacity: 83 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: no

American Biltrite Canada Ltd.
90 Matheson Blvd. W, Suite 202
Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5R 3R3
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Equipment: Two mixers, calender,
rollerhead extruder, preformer
Mixing capabilities: Black and colors for
all elastomers except silicone
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

American Silicones Inc.
420 N. Taylor Rd.
P.O. Box 90
Garrett, IN 46738
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: americansilicones.com
Hy Plimpton, V.P. Sales & Mktg.
Equipment: Dough mixers, mills,
extruders
Mixing capabilities: Silicone elastomers
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Arrow Polychem, Inc.
P.O. Box 2011
Arlington Heights, IL 60006-2011
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Harold M. Whitacre, Jr., president
Mixing capabilities: Mill mixing, small to
medium-sized batches up to 2,000 lbs.
Capacity: 200,000 lbs./year
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Associated Rubber Co.
2130 U.S. Hwy 78
P.O. Box 245
Tallapoosa, GA 30176
[phone] or 800-277-8231
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.associatedrubber.com
Email: [e-mail]
Ken Adair, sales manager
Equipment: #11 mixers, lab mixers, calenders,
extruders
Mixing capabilities: SBR, NR, NBR,
CR, ECO, CSM, EPDM, IIR, CIIR,
FKM, CPE
Capacity: 100 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Huntingdon Division
1820 Northwood Dr.
P.O. Box 765
Huntingdon, TN 38344
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Chad Utley, plant manager
Equipment: #11 mixers, lab mixers
Mixing capabilities: SBR, NR, NBR, CR,
ECO, CSM, EPDM, IIR, CIIR, FKM,
CPE
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

ProBlend Division
Bell Mill Road
P.O. Box 125
Fruithurst, AL 36262
[phone] or 579-5793
Fax: [phone]
Len McClearn, general manager
Equipment: 55 liter mixer, dry blender,
pelletizer and preformer, 60" mill
Mixing capabilities: Most polymers, no
silicone, no black
Capacity: 8 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Avon Custom Mixing Services
55 High St.
Holbrook, MA 02343z
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Mark Chase, president
Timothy E. Nestor, V.P.
Joel T. O'Brien, V.P. materials
Equipment: Two #11 mixers, 3A internal
mixer, several calenders, two roll
mills and one 81/2" x 42" roller die
extruder
Mixing capabilities: All polymers, segregated
black and non-black mixing and
on-line straining
Capacity: 30 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Bata Rubber Products Division
4501 Pulaski Highway
Belcamp, MD 21017
[phone] Ext. 170
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.bata-usa.com
Ed Buser, div. manager
Email: [e-mail]
Equipment: Internal mixers and open mills
Services offered: Custom compounding,
calendering, prepping, screening
Mixing capabilities: All except silicone.
Also do calendering and preforming
Capacity: 15 million lbs.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Beebe Rubber Co.
20 Marshall St.
Nashua, NH 03061
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Equipment: #3A mixer, S80 mixer, #11
mixer, six mills (60" to 84")
Mixing capabilities: Most elastomers
except silicone
Capacity: 35 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Biltrite Industries
170 North Queen St.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9C 1A8
[phone]
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.biltriteindustries.com
Email: info@biltrite industries.com
Dave Donaldson, customer contact
Equipment: Mills, mixers, calender
Mixing capabilities: Most elastomers,
color; calender capabilities; supported
and unsupported goods
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Blair Rubber Company
P.O. Box 4284, 1252 Mina Ave.
Akron, OH 44321
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
David Jentzsch, general manager
Equipment: Internal mixer and open
mill, calendering, slitter, autoclaves
Mixing capabilities: NR, nitrile, EPDM,
polychloroprene, chlorobutyl, butyl,
Hypalon, SBR
Capacity: 4-5 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Boston Weatherhead
Division, Dana Corp.
Highway 77 East, P.O. Box 38
Newbern, TN 38059
[phone]
Chuck Benjamin
Equipment: F270 mixer
Mixing capabilities: NR, EPDM, SBR,
NBR, CR, CSM, ECO, BR
Capacity: 74 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Brandywine Compounding Co.
1101 Rosemont Ave.
Wilmington, DE 19802
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Equipment: Mixers with pelletizers
Mixing capabilities: Most thermoplastic
elastomers, pelletized EPR and others
Capacity: 70 mil. lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Burke Custom Process
2250 South Tenth Street, P.O. Box 190
San Jose, CA 95112
[phone]
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Mike Moshfegh, sales manager
Equipment: #3, #9 and #11 mixers, 48",
60" and 84" mills, 24", 36" and 66" calenders,
preformer
Mixing capabilities: All types
Capacity: 35-40 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

CCA Compounding
P.O. Box 1648
1204 E. 12th Street
Wilmington, DE 19898
[phone]
P. Timothy Knaus, general manager
Equipment: Two #4 mixers, #10 mixer
Mixing capabilities: Thermoplastic and
elastomer blends, especially olefins,
EPDM, EPR, NBR, SBR and PIB
Capacity: 40 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Central Rubber Co.
844 E. Jackson St.
Belvidere, IL 61008
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Al Maldonado, Business Mgr.
Equipment: Mills
Mixing capabilities: NR, SBR, polychloroprene,
Hypalon, nitrile, EPDM,
silicone, butyl, urethane, Viton, Thiokol
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Chardon Rubber Co.
373 Washington St.
Chardon, OH 44024
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Jeff Keener III
Equipment: Mills, mixers, internal mixers
Mixing capabilities: Most elastomers
Capacity: 25 million pounds
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Chase Elastomer Corp.
Div. of M.A. Hanna Rubber
Compounding
635 Tower Dr.
Kennedale, TX 76060
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Steve Chase, sales manager

Chase Elastomer Midwest
1701 N. Kostner Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639
Equipment: Mills, internal mixer, calenders
and extruders
Mixing capabilities: All types
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Compass Polymer Mixing Corp.
147 Oakdale Ave.
Akron, OH 44302
Equipment: #3 mixer and various mills
Mixing capabilities: Natural, SBR, butyl,
CR, EPDM, FKM, Hydrin, Hypalon,
nitrile, polyacrylates, polyurethane, silicone,
Therban and colors
Capacity: 4 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Cri-Tech, Inc.
Div. of Immix
85 Winter Street
Hanover, MA 02339-2553
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Ray Vaillancourt, sales manager
Peter Surette, technical manager
Equipment: Three #3 mixers, two 84"
mills, two 60" mills, 40" mill, two refiners,
extruder 3-1/2"
Mixing capabilities: Fluoroelastomer
compounds and alloys
Capacity: 6 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Crossville Rubber, Inc.
315 Central St.
P.O. Box 729
Crossville, TN 38557
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Gus Biddle, vice president
Website: www.crossvillerubber.com
Email: [e-mail]
Equipment: Mixers, Farrel #11, two
Farrel #9, three complete lines capable
of producing sheets up to 84" wide
(one with vinyl coating capability), guillotines,
autoclaves, compression presses,
die cut presses
Mixing capabilities: SBR, natural, polychloroprene,
nitrile
Capacity: 50 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Custom Rubber Mix, Inc.
10798 Catawba Avenue
Fontana, CA 92337-7398
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Ben Cannon, president
Equipment: #3A mixer, two #1 mixers,
nine mills, 64" 3 roll calender, Barwell
preformer, 3-1/2" extruder
Mixing capabilities: All elastomers
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Depco Inc.
20 Newton Place
Hauppauge, NY 11788-4752
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
David Bean, president
Equipment: Mills and mixers
Mixing capabilities: Exclusively silicone
Capacity: 1 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Discas
56 Eagle Street
P.O. Box 1348
Waterbury, CT 06708
[phone]
Equipment: #9 mixer, 60" mill, three lab
mills, lab mixer; 6", 2-1/2" and 1-1/2"
extruders, underwater pelletizer,
Henschel mixer, film densifiers, 4-1/2"
extrusion line, hot face pelletizer, 10"
Rugle extruder, size six FCM compounder
line
Mixing capabilities: TPEs, recycled
polypropylenes (homo and copolymers),
polyethylenes (low density, high
density), polystyrenes (crystal, impact),
tire crumb based TPEs
Capacity: 25-30 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Douglas Scientific Services Co.
1920 S. Main St.
Akron, OH 44301
Nolan Douglas, president
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Dow Corning STI
Corporate Headquarters
P.O. Box 0995
Midland, MI 48686-0995
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Capacity: 34 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Midwestern Region
U.S. 6 Hwy. - East
Kendallville, IN 46755
[phone]
Dave Jurkiewicz, general manager
Ron Romanowski, tech service mgr.
Equipment: Mills, extruders, dough mixers,
development lab
Mixing capabilities: Silicones,
fluorosilicones, color masterbatches
Capacity: 22 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Western Region
20832 Currier Rd.
Walnut, CA 91789
[phone]
Sandra Cuellar, technical manager
Equipment: Mills, extruders, dough mixers,
full lab
Mixing capabilities: Silicones, fluorosilicones,
color masterbatches
Capacity: 4 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Dyna-Mix, Inc.
P.O. Box 369
Country Club Road
Grafton, WV 26354
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.dyna-mix.com
Email: [e-mail]
Jimmy Thedford, customer contact
P.O. Box 4726
S. Lyons St.
Tyler, TX 75712
[phone]
Equipment: Three F270 and two #11
internal mixers
Services offered: Custom mixed rubber,
all polymers except silicone and fluoroelastomers;
straining and barwell
preps.
Mixing capabilities: All GP elastomers
Capacity: 120 million lbs.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Eagle Elastomers
338 Remmington Rd.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44224-0939
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Neil McHale, director of sales
Equipment: Internal mixer, mills, extruders,
calender and fully equipped laboratories
Mixing capabilities: Fluoroelastomer
compounds
Capacity: 4 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Elastomer Processing Corp.
2448 West 24th Street
Chicago, IL 60608
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Merle Owen, sales director
Equipment: #9 mixer, #3 mixer, 84"
mill, two 60" mills, 48" mill, 60" calender,
36" calender, extruder
Mixing capabilities: All types excluding
silicone
Capacity: 7 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Elastomix U.S.A.
3560 West Market St., Suite 210
Akron, OH 44333-2660
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Kristen Romig, customer contact
Equipment: Mills, mixers
Mixing capabilities: Most elastomers
Capacity: 400 tons
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Gayson SDI
30 Second St. SW
Barberton, OH 44203
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: gayson.com
Robert C. Bradley, Frank Manello,
Robert Droman, co-owners
Equipment: Mixer, 2-roll mills, 3-roll
mills
Mixing capabilities: Silicone dispersions,
colors, catalyst, additives; liquid
silicone colors
Capacity: 2 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

GE Silicones
4045 Cheyenne Court
Chino, CA 91710
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Timothy Angle
Mixing capabilities: Silicone rubber
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Gold Key Processing, Ltd.
P.O. Box 38
14910 Madison Rd.
Middlefield, OH 44062
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.goldkeyltd.com
Equipment: Shaw K6A mixer with dualmill
take-off system
Mixing capabilities: All synthetic polymers
and natural rubber
Capacity: 30 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Graphic Arts Rubber, Inc.
101 Ascot Pkwy.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Harry Millward, general manager
Equipment: Four 60" mills, 54" calender,
24" calender and slitters
Mixing capabilities: All - no free black;
custom calendering
Capacity: 5 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

M.A. Hanna Rubber Compounding
6521 Davis Ind. Pkwy.
Solon, OH 44139
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.hannarubber.com
John Quinn, president

Daniel Fox, sales & marketing director
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Manufacturing facilities:
14330 Kinsman Road
Burton, OH 44021
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

P.O. Box 377
Jonesborough, TN 38659
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

10 Clearview Drive; P.O. Box 128
Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada N4G 4H3
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

11831 Wakeman St.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

613 Burton Blvd.
DeForest, WI 53532
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

150 S. Connell Ave.
Dyersburg, TN 38024
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

Old Lake City Hwy.
P.O. Box 640
Kingstree, SC 29556
[phone]
Fax: [phone]

MAHRC de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
LaNoir 115
Parque Industrial Queretaro
C.P. 76220, Santa Rosa Jauregui
Queretaro, Mexico
52-42-152-467

Hawkins Industrial Resource
Company
1001 East 18th St.
Muncie, IN 47302
[phone]
877 777-HIRC
[phone]
Darryal Hawkins
Email: [e-mail]
Equipment: 16", 42" and 60" mills and
#1 Internal Mixer
Services offered: Specializing in small
batch custom mixing: 5 lbs. and up
Mixing capabilities: SBR, EPDM, EVA,
natural, Vitons, Vamacs, Hypalon,
nitrile, hydrogenated nitrile, carboxylated
nitrile, millable urethane

Hoke Rubber Products, Inc.
Box 223 Route 2, School Road
Raeford, NC 28376
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
David F. Presti, v.p. sales and mktg.

Corporate Offices:
Presti Gorup/Hoke Rubber Products
350 South Main St., Suite 303
Doylestown, PA 18901
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Equipment: Two mixers, two mills,
extruder, roller-die, calender

Mixing capabilities: most elastomers
Capacity: 25 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Hoover-Hanes
Pequanoc Dr.
Tallapoosa, GA 30176
[phone]
Equipment: #270 mixer, #12 mixer, #15
mixer, #11 mixer, 84" mill, 100" mill
Mixing capabilities: All grades
Capacity: 100 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Immix Technologies, LLC
Cri-Sil Division
359 Hill St.
Biddeford, ME 04005
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: coliveracri-sil.com
Brian Ward, technical service mgr.
Equipment: Calenders, extruders, mills,
dough mixers, internal mixers
Mixing capabilities: Silicone and fluorosilicone
Capacity: 20 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

I.T.R.M.
101 Glasgow St.
Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2G 4X8
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Gord McQuay, technical sales mgr.
Equipment: One K-7, one Skinner
3700, two Skinner 2685, one Farrel #11
Mixing capablities: Custom mixing of all
types
Capacity: 200 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

J-Von
25 Litchfield St.
Leominister, MA 01453
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Equipment: 2-1/2" and 4-1/2" single
screw extruders, 67 mm and 110 mm
twin screw extruders, two 140 mm twin
screws
Mixing capabilities: Styrenic block
copolymers, TPEs, olefinic TPEs
Capacity: 35 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Kaufman Footwear
Industrial Rubber Products Division
410 King St. W.
P.O. Box 9005
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 4J8
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Richard Magier
Equipment: two internal mixers, five
mills, 60 and 66" calender, two spreaders,
slitters, laminator, Barwell
preweighs
Mixing capabilities: Natural and synthetics,
color specilaty
Capacity: 20 million lbs./year
Recipe development: yes

Kardoes Rubber Co.
P.O. Box 350
LaFayette, AL 36862
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Michael Cash
Equipment: S-268 mixer, 76" 4-roll calender
and five 3700 mixer
Mixing capabilities: NR, SBR, polybutadiene,
nitrile, EPDM, neoprene
Capacity: 42 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Kleen-Tex Inc.
Rubber Division
Plant III, Orchard Hill Rd., P.O. Box KTI
La Grange, GA 30241
[phone]
Equipment: S-268 mixer
Mixing capabilities: Nitrile, SBR, PBD,
natural, EPDM, chlorobutyl, CR, IR
Capacity: 24 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Laur Silicone Rubber
Compounding, Inc.
4930 S. M-18
P.O. Box 509
Beaverton, MI 48612-0509
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Daniel T. Laur, president
Equipment: Mills, double arm mixers,
preforming strainers
Mixing capabilities: Exclusively silicone
Capacity: 1 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Martin Rubber Co. of Ohio
9976 Rittman Road
Wadsworth, OH 44281
[phone]
Roger Turner, president
Equipment; 3 mixers, 60" mills, 66" and
54" calenders, slitters, misc. specialty
equipment
Mixing capabilities; All types except silicone
and Viton
Capacity; 10 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: no

Master Processing Corp.
2500 Thompson St.; P.O. Box 740
Long Beach, CA 90801
[phone]

Branch
Muscatine, IA
[phone]
Equipment: 8" strainer, rubber refiner,
#11 mixer, three #12 mixers, #10
mixer, three 66" calenders, 60" calender,
seven mills (60", 66", 84"), fabric
slitter, two Barwells, 50# mixer
Mixing capabilities: All of the solids
Capacity: 165 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Midwest Rubber Custom Mixing Div.
745 Norton Ave.
P.O. Box 270
Barberton, OH 44203
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Christopher Mitchell, general manager
Equipment: Shaw K-7, two F-2705
Mixing capabilities: Standard types
Capacity: 60 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Mohican Industries, Inc.
1130 Myers Parkway
Ashland, OH 44805
(419) 289-64444
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Richard Yoder Sr.
Equipment: Open mill and mixers
Mixing capabilities: Polymers
Capacity: 5 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Natrochem, Inc.
P.O. Box 1205
Savannah, GA 31402-1205
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Equipment: Two mixers, two reactors,
flaking belt
Mixing capabilities: Toll processing of
dry liquid concentrates and blending
operations
Capacity: 20 tons per day
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Oliver Rubber, Flexmix Division
6840 Forrest Park Rd.
Dallas, TX 75235
[phone]
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Dan Warner, sales mgr.
Equipment: Multiple mixers, mills,
extruders, calenders and slitters
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

PPD Rubtech
400 Raymond
Waterville, Quebec JOB 3H0 Canada
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Equipment: Variable mixer, variable
mills, calender, preformer
Mixing capabilities: All except silicone
Capacity: 15 million/year
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Pacesetter Graphic Service
2672 Hickory Grove Rd.
Acworth, GA 30102
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Allen Thomason
Mixing capabilities: Mostly nitrile
Capacity: 1.8 mil. lbs./yr.
Technical service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Passaic Rubber Co.
45 Demarest Dr., P.O. Box 505
Wayne, NJ 07474-0505
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.passaic.com
Email: [e-mail]
J.D. Mathey or Jeff Leach
Services offered: Manufacture calendered
rubber and fabrics, endless belting
and rubber rollers

Pawling Corp.
157 Charles Colman Boulevard
Pawling, NY 12564-1188
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.pawling.com
Email: [e-mail]
John Rickert, Gen. Mgr., custom mixing
Equipment: Two #11 mixers, #3 mixer,
two 84" mills, 60" mill, 48" mill, dicer,
three strainer/extruders, underwater
pelletizing, peroxide absorption
Mixing capabilities: NR and SR
Capacity: 40 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Pelmor Laboratories Inc.
401 Lafayette St., P.O. Box 309
Newtown, PA 18940
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Ray Clark
Equipment: #1B mixer, three mills
Mixing capabilities: Generally all types,
specializing in fluoroelastomers
Capacity: 500,000 lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Performance Processing Company
1517 Braden Ct.
Orange, CA 92868
[phone]
Fax: (714) 771;5850
Equipment: F-80 internal mixer, 8 mills,
calender, Barwell
Mixing capabilities: Silicone and fluoroelastomers
Services offered: Custom mixing
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Pilgrim Custom Mixing
Division of Standard Products
84 Water St.
Fallriver, MA 02722
[phone], ext. 322
Joseph A. Davis, manager
Equipment: Three #11 mixers, two 60"
mix mills, three 84" mills, 4" and 8"
strainers
Mixing capabilities: All polymers
Capacity: 30 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Pinnacle Elastomeric Technology
5336 BBS Way
Braselton, GA 30517
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.pinnacleelastomers.com
Email: [e-mail]
Dennis Lancaser and Bob Rathbun
Equipment: Mixing mill
Services offered: Flurorelastomer mixing,
compound development, consultation,
materials evaluation studies
Capacity: 1.7 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Polymerics, Inc.
2828 Second St.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Dave Topliff, general manager
Mixing capabilities: Most polymers
Equipment: #9 mixer, #3 mixer, 60"
mill, 84" mill, extruder
Capacity: 24 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Preferred Rubber Compounding
1020 Lambert St.
Barberton, OH 44203
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.preferredrubber.com
Andy Claytor, director of sales
Equipment: Internal mixers, mills,
extruder, strainer, full development and
testing labs
Mixing capabilities: All heat-curing rubber
polymers, color mixing
Capacity: 50 million lbs.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

R&S Processing Co., Inc.
15712 Illinois Ave.
P.O. Box 2037
Paramount, CA 90723-8037
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Karen Kelly, president
Equipment: #11, #9 and #4 mixers
(black), and #4 mixer (colors)
Mixing capabilities: Most elastomers
Capacity: 35 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Rainbow Mastermixing Inc.
467 Dan St.
Akron, OH 44310
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Daniel R. Unk, president
Equipment: 60" rubber mills, 42" rubber
mill, granulators
Mixing capabilities: All types, specializing
in fluoroelastomers
Capacity: 1.5 million lbs.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Reiss Manufacturing Inc.
1 Polymer Place
P.O. Box 72
Blackstone, VA 23824
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.reissmfg.com
Email: [e-mail]
Harry V. Newton, general manager
Larry Kittner, sales/mktg. mgr.
Services offered: Silicone compounds
Equipment Internal mixer, mills and
extruders for straining and preforming
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Ristance Compounds
14155 Esther Ave.
Mishawaka, IN 46545
[phone]
Equipment: Mills, extruders, high intensity
mixer
Mixing capabilities: Silicone, PVC
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Robbins LLC
3415 Thompson St.
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.robbinsllc.com
Email: [e-mail]
Equipment: Autoclaves, extruders,
mills, mixers and presses
Mixing capabilities: General purpose
elastomers
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Silmix Inc.
1777 Commerce Dr.
Stow, OH 44224-1735
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Jim Regueiro or Joe Duarte
Equipment: Mills, extruders, calenders,
internal mixers
Mixing capabilities: Custom formulation
and/or custom mixing of silicone and
fluorosilicone
Capacity: 5 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Soucy Techno Inc.
468 St. Roch Nord "C"
Rock Forest, Quebec J1N 2R6
Website: www.soucygroup.com/web/techno/index.htm
Email: soucy@interlinx..qc.ca
Equipment: Mixers
Mixing capabilities: Most elastomers
Capacity: Rubber, 10 million lbs./yr,
plastic, 10 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Standard Rubber Products
S&D Rubber Co., Division
P.O. Box 1157
W. Hanover, MA 02339-7157
(617/878-2626
John Davis, president
Equipment: Three #9 mixers, two mix
mills (60" and 84"), two strainers (4"
and 8"), #11 mixer
Mixing capabilities: All polymers
Capacity: 15 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Technical Rubber & Plastics
180 Getty Ave.
Clifton, NJ 07015
[phone]
Marc Witt, vice president
Equipment: #3A mixer
Mixing capabilities: SBR, NR, EPDM,
CSM, CR, Viton, UR, silicone
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Teknor Apex Company
Pawtucket, RI 02861
505 Central Ave.
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.teknorapex.com
Email: [e-mail]
Jack McLaughlin, custom rubber mixing
Equipment: Mills, mixers, roller die
extruder, in-line die cutting, strainer, flat
platen presses
Mixing capabilities: Most elastomers
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Thona
3915 Research Park Drive, Suite A4
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
1635 Industrial Blvd.
Magog, Quebec J1X 5B3 Canada
Equipment: Mixers
Mixing capabilities: All synthetic and
natural rubber except silicone
Capacity: 15 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Tristani Rubber Industries, Inc.
Box 1051
Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico 00952
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.tristani.com
Email: [e-mail]
John T. Sherwood
Equipment: Internal mixer, mills, calender,
extruder (cold feed), laboratory,
Pathex precure tread press
Mixing capabilities: NR, NBR, CR,
EPDM, PBR, SBR
Capacity: 2,500,000 lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: No

Trostel, Ltd.
(Polymer Compounding Division)
736 Executive Dr.
Whitewater, WI 53190
[phone]
Sales: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Joyce Huck, sales
Equipment: Fully integrated intermix
mixing line with automatic weigh-charge
and mix.
Mixing capabilities: SBR, NBR, EPDM,
EA, PA, flourolastomer
Capacity: 7.5 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Truseal Technologies Ltd.
55 Esandar Dr.
Toronto, Ontario M4G 4H2 Canada
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Jesse Melo
Equipment: Mixers, mills, ribbon
Mixing capabilities: Custom mixing of
natural and synthetic compounds
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: no

U.S. Elastomer
161 Marble Mill Rd.
Marietta, GA 30060
[phone]
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
James E. Vess, VP
Equipment: 3D internal mixer, mills
Mixing capabilities: All except FKM
Capacity: 7.4 million lbs./yr.

Valley Rubber Mixing, Inc.
520 S. Main St. Suite 2445
Akron, OH 44311
[phone]Fax: [phone]
http://www.valleyrubber.com
Jack L. Reilly, vice president
Equipment: Open mill, high intensity
mixer to 1,000 lb. batch size, #3 internal
mixer for blacks only
Mixing capabilities: All polymers, all colors,
most blacks
Capacity: 6.0 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Valley Processing
Div. of Mitchell Rubber Products
491 Wilson Way
City of Industry, CA 91741
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Sy Hasan, V.P. sales & tech services
Russ Shorter, technical sales
Equipment: Two #11 internal mixers,
#12 Bolling, #4 Bolling (non-blacks),
66" four-roll calender, 60" three roll calender,
preformer, strainer, extruders
Mixing capabilities: All of the solids and
all colors
Capacity: 112 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Viceroy Rubber & Plastics Ltd.
1655 DuPont St.
Toronto, Ontario Canada M6P 3T1
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
George Keller, mgr. of tech. sales
Equipment: Mixers, mills, calenders
Mixing capabilities: Most elastomers
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Wayne County Rubber, Inc.
1205 E. Bowman St.
Wooster, OH 44691
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Laurie Schang
Equipment: #3A and #11 internal mixers,
two 3-roll calenders, 4-roll calender,
45", 60" and three 84" mills, slitter
Mixing capabilities: All elastomers
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

West American Rubber Co.
750 North Main St.
Orange, CA 92668
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.warco.com
Maurice Smith, Exec. V.P.
B. Ruiz, Inside Sales Mgr.
Equipment: #3A and #11 mixers
Mixing capabilities: All solid polymers
Capacity: 24 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Custom Services

ACM Corporation
217 Industrial Road
Summerville, SC 29483
[phone]
Rick Moore, president
Services offered: Granulating and
grinding of vulcanized and unvulcanized
polymers from 1" down to 100 mesh
Equipment: Grinders - ambient and
cryogenic, granulators, bale granulators
and grinders, and sizing equipment
Capacity: 35 million lbs.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Akron Dispersions, Inc.
3291 Sawmill Road
P.O. Box 4295
Akron, OH 44321
[phone]
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
or Jim [e-mail]
James C. Finn, V.P.
Services offered: Aqueous dispersions
and emulsions, chemical grinding and
blending, rubber grinding, DLCs, liquid
blending
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Akron Paint & Varnish
1390 Firestone Parkway
Akron, OH 44301
[phone]
Services offered: Off-site cement house
operations to help eliminate EPA and
OSHA concerns, assure quality, develop
new products

Aldon Corporation
1533 West Henrietta Rd.
Avon, NY 14414
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Michael Raszeja
Services offered: Carbon black re-packing,
either into smaller sizes or into
super sacks
Capacity: 1 million lbs./yr.
Technical service: no
Recipe development: no

All-Tra Rubber Processing
53 Carmen Road
Tallmadge, OH 44278
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Services offered: Specialize in production
of rubber preps for the compression
molding industry, including all
shapes of preps or blanks to be produced
into solids, o-rings, strips and
odd shapes. Other capabilities include
tubing, pelletizing and screening.
Equipment: State of the art equipment
including computer controlled preformer
and new take off system.
Technical service: yes
Recipe development: yes

B&W Environmental Solutions LLC
220 Sacramento St., Suite #1106
San Francisco, CA 94115-2309
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Larry Barnblatt, customer contact
Equipment: Tire recycling, crumb rubber
systems, shredders, grinders, granulators,
fiber separators, debeaders,
screening systems, devulcanization
equipment
Services offered: Complete recycling
services; design, manufacturing, installation
Capacity: As required
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: no

Biltrite Industries
170 North Queen St.
Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
[phone]
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Tom Lennox, general manager
Dave Donaldson
Services offered: Custom rubber mixing
(black and colors), calender capabilities
(both supported and unsupported
goods), technical support, custom compounding
and development
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Calendering Specialists, Inc.
1119 Commercial Blvd., South
Arlington, TX 76001
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Don Ripley, v.p., production manager
Services offered: Custom calendering
Equipment: Calender, 66" mills, slitters,
dip tanks, 66" calendar, 72" calendar

The Crislip Corporation
121 Factory Street
P.O. Box 4441
Creston, OH 44217
[phone]
D.E. Crislip, Jr., president
Services offered: Tank lining and tank
lining applicator rubber
Equipment: Mills, calenders, autoclaves,
air compressors, steam tables

Entropex
1390 Lougar Ave.
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada N7S 5N7
[phone]
Derek Smith, president
Services offered: Reprocessing, dewatering

Goldsmith & Eggleton Inc.
300 First St.
Wadsworth, OH 44281
[phone]
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.goldsmith-eggleton.com
Email: [e-mail]
Rob Eggleton, V.P. sales & marketing
Services offered: Custom mixing of
general elastomers, reprocessing of
elastomers, masterbatching, suppliers
of O/S elastomers and TPEs
Capacity: 60 million lbs./yr.
Technical service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Great Lakes Rubber Company
30573 Beck Rd.
P.O. Box 931099
Wixom, MI 48393
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Don DeMallie
Services offered: Compounding, mixing,
molding, bonding rubber to metal,
grinding, cryogenic deflashing
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Hoosier Custom Calendering
P.O. Box 538
Lakeville, IN 46536
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Jerry Mikesell, plant manager
Services offered: Textile calendering
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Hope Webbing Company
50 Martin Street
Cumberland, RI 02864
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Thomas Miller
Services offered: Color matched pile
fabric for weatherstrips; Form-A-Grip
wire carrier insert for rubber and vinyl
weatherstrip; polyester and Teflon
sleevings for reinforcements

Midwest Elastomers
700 Industrial Dr.
Wapakoneta, OH 45895
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Jeff Borland
Services offered: Cryogenic and ambient
grinding of rubber and plastics
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: no

Mocap Inc.
Rubber Products Group
13100 Manchester Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.mocap.com
Email: [e-mail]
Tom Krebs
Services offered: Custom molding
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

NRI Industries, Materials Division
1948 Scotland Ave.
Chambersburg, PA 17201
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Kimberly Shaffer, customer service
Services offered: Grinding of tires, buffings
and tread rubber
Equipment: Grinders and choppers;
vibrating screens
Technical service: yes

Bill Peltzman and Associates, Inc.
7157 S. Owens St.
Littleton, CO 80127
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Bill Peltzman, president
Services offered: Textile adhesion consulting
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Polymer Valley Chemicals
1872.Akron Peninsula Rd.
Akron, OH 44313-9100
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Michael R. Beck
Services offered: Custom packaging of
clays, silicas, talcs, mica, etc., in custom
weight polybags for end users or
suppliers

Procex Inc.
880 Cherry St.
Kent, OH 44240
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Bob Uber, sales/quality mgr.
Services offered: Metal reclaiming - removing
bonding agent, rubber and
urethane from rubber-to-metal parts,
grit blasting

E.L. Puskas Company
448 E. South St.
P.O. Box 229
Akron, OH 44309
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Ernest L. Puskas, Sr., president
Services offered: Grinding, mixing,
color matching and blending, powdered
liquids, wetted powders and dry blends
Capacity: 3 million lbs./yr.
Technical service: yes

R.B.S.
12 Hodio Drive
Ansonia, CT 06401-2644
Phone: [phone]
Walter A. Mierzejewski
Services offered: On site roll blocking;
grinding mill and calender rolls

Sage Automation
4925 Fannett Rd.
Beaumont, TX 77705
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Rodney Gonzalez
Equipment: Robots for materials handling,
unloading bales to mixer
Services offered: Custom engineered
robotics systems

Salem-Republic Rubber Co.
P.O. Box 389
475 W. California Ave.
Sebring, OH 44672
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: salem-republic.com
Drew Ney, exec. V.P.
Equipment: Processing machinery and
equipment, mills, extruders, calenders,
cutting equipment, dryers, hose-making
machinery, lathes, vulcanizers
Services offered: Hand and machine-made
hose, custom calendered
uncured materials
Capacity: 2.5 million lbs.
Technical service: yes

Sparton Enterprises, Inc.
3717 Clark Mill Road
Barberton, OH 44203
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
James Little, Jr., president
Equipment: Grinders, granulators,
sifters and sizing equipment
Services offered: Rubber grinding,
granulating, recycling

Textile Proofers, L.P.
193 Culver Ave.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Services offered: Liner treatment for all
types, widths; flame proofing, mildew
proofing, cleaning and retreating used
liners, slitting and pinking edges

Tooltec Inc.
2225 Meyer Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46803
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Karl Reuther II, president
Services offered: Manufacturing of trimless
rubber mold; compression molds,
transfer molds and injection molds
Equipment: Two CNC lathes, three
CNC vertical machining centers, seven
engine lathes, four Bridgeport mills, two
radial drills, 54" grinder

TRC Ind., Inc.
1777 Commerce Dr.
Stow, OH 44224-1735
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Bruce O. Bowers
Equipment: Grinders, mills, extruders,
autoclaves
Services offered: Reclaiming EPDM,
SBR, butyl, natural, silicone and fluorosilicone rubber
Capacity: 10 million lbs. reclaiming; 6
million lbs. mixing

West American Rubber Co.
750 North Main St.
Orange, CA 92668
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.warco.com
Maurice Smith, Exec. V.P.
B. Ruiz, Inside Sales Mgr.
Services offered: Complete laboratory
including compound development and
testing, calendering, cold and hot feed
extrusion lines, microwave extrusion,
splice, compression, transfer and injection
molding with rubber-to-metal bonding
Capacity: 24 million lbs./yr.
Tech service: yes
Recipe development: yes

Wedco, Inc.
P.O. Box 397
Bloomsbury, NJ 08804
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
D.C. Cuomo, V.P.
Services offered: Size-reduction of thermoplastic
elastomers and other plastics
to fine particle sizes, also manufactures
size-reduction systems and equipment
Capacity: 150,000 metric tons
North American custom mixers - Northeast, Mid-Atlantic regions

Northeast                     City
Company

Avon Custom Mixing            Hoolbrook, MA
Beebe Rubber Co.              Nashua, NH
IMMIX Tech., Cri-Sil Div.     Biddeford, ME
IMMIX Tech., Cri-Tech Inc.    Hanover, MA
Depco Inc.                    Hauppauge, NY
Discas                        Waterbury, CT
J-Von                         Leominister, MA
Pawling Corp.                 Pawling, NY
Pilgrim Custom Mixing         Fall River, MA
S & D Rubber Co.              W. Hanover, MA
Teknor Apex Co.               Pawtucket, RI

Mid-Atlantic region
Alloy Polymers Inc.           Richmond, VA
Bata Rubber Products          Belcamp, MD
Brandywine Compounding        Wilmington, DE
CCA Compounding               Wilmington, DE
M.A. Hanna                    Kingstree, SC
Dyna-Mix                      Grafton, WV
Hoke Rubber                   Raeford, NC
Pelmor Laboratories Inc.      Newtown, PA
Reiss Corp.                   Blackstone, VA
Technical Rubber & Plastics   Clifton, NJ
Tristani Rubber Industries    Sebana Seca, PR

Northeast                     Equipment
Company

Avon Custom Mixing            Mixers, mills, extruder
Beebe Rubber Co.              Mixers, mills
IMMIX Tech., Cri-Sil Div.     Mixers, mills, extruders
IMMIX Tech., Cri-Tech Inc.    Mixers, mills, refiners, extruder
Depco Inc.                    Mixer, mills
Discas                        Mixers, mills, extruders, pelletizer
J-Von                         Extruders
Pawling Corp.                 Mixers, mills, dicer, extruders
Pilgrim Custom Mixing         Mixers, mills strainer
S & D Rubber Co.              Mixers, strainers, mills
Teknor Apex Co.               Mixers, mills, extruders, strainers

Mid-Atlantic region
Alloy Polymers Inc.           Mixers
Bata Rubber Products          Mixers, mills
Brandywine Compounding        Mixers
CCA Compounding               Mixers
M.A. Hanna                    Mixers, calenders, extruders
Dyna-Mix                      Mixers
Hoke Rubber                   Mixers, mills, extruders, extruders
Pelmor Laboratories Inc.      Mixers, mills
Reiss Corp.                   Mixers, mills, extruders
Technical Rubber & Plastics   Mixers
Tristani Rubber Industries    Mixer, mill, calender, extruders

Northeast                     Capabilities
Company

Avon Custom Mixing            All polymers
Beebe Rubber Co.              All except silicone
IMMIX Tech., Cri-Sil Div.     Silicones and fluorosilicones
IMMIX Tech., Cri-Tech Inc.    Speciality polymers
Depco Inc.                    Exclusively silicone
Discas                        Thermoplastic elastomers
J-Von                         Copolymers, elastomers
Pawling Corp.                 All polymers
Pilgrim Custom Mixing         All general polymers
S & D Rubber Co.              All polymers
Teknor Apex Co.               Most elastomers

Mid-Atlantic region
Alloy Polymers Inc.           Engineering polymers
Bata Rubber Products          All except silicone
Brandywine Compounding        Most thermoplastic elastomers
CCA Compounding               TPEs and elastomer blends
M.A. Hanna                    Thermosets, thermoplastics
Dyna-Mix                      All general elastomers
Hoke Rubber                   Most elastomers
Pelmor Laboratories Inc.      All types
Reiss Corp.                   Silicone compounds
Technical Rubber & Plastics   Most elastomers
Tristani Rubber Industries    Most elastomers
North American custom mixers - Ohio and Midwest

Ohio                          City
Company

Blair Rubber Co.              Akron, OH
Chardon Rubber                Chardon, OH
Compass Polymer Mixing        Akron, OH
Douglas Scientific Services   Akron, OH
Eagle Elastomers              Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Elastomix U.S.A.              Akron, OH
Gayson Inc.                   Barberton, OH
Graphic Arts Rubber Inc.      Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Gold Key Processing, Ltd.     Middlefield, OH
M.A. Hanna                    Burton, OH
M.A. Hanna                    Chagrin Falls, OH
Martin Rubber Co. of Ohio     Wadsworth, OH
Midwest Rubber                Barberton, OH
Mohican Industries            Ashland, OH
Polymerics Inc.               Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Preferred Rubber              Barberton, OH
Rainbow Mastermixing Inc.     Akron, OH
Silmix, Inc.                  Stow, OH
Valley Rubber Mixing Inc.     Akron, OH
Wayne County Rubber           Wooster, OH

Midwest
American Silicones Inc.       Garrett, IN
Arrow Polychem                Arlington Heights, IL
Central Rubber Co.            Belvidere, IL
Dow Corning STI               Midland, MI
Dow Corning STI               Kendallville. IN
Elastomer Processing          Chicago, IL
M.A. Hanna                    DeForest, WI
Laur Silicone                 Beaverton, MI
Master Processing             Muscatine, IA
Ristance Compounds            Mishawaka, IN
Thona                         Ann Arbor. MI
Trostel, Ltd.                 Whitewater, WI

Ohio                          Equipment
Company

Blair Rubber Co.              Mixer, mills, calendering
Chardon Rubber                Mixers, mills
Compass Polymer Mixing        Mixers, mills
Douglas Scientific Services   Mixers, mills
Eagle Elastomers              Mills, calenders, extruders
Elastomix U.S.A.              Mixers, mills
Gayson Inc.                   Mills
Graphic Arts Rubber Inc.      Mills, calenders, slitters
Gold Key Processing, Ltd.     Mixer
M.A. Hanna                    Mixers, FCM, mills, Barwell
M.A. Hanna                    Mixers, mills
Martin Rubber Co. of Ohio     Mixers, mills, calenders
Midwest Rubber                Mixers
Mohican Industries            Mills, mixers
Polymerics Inc.               Mixers, mills, extruder
Preferred Rubber              Mixers, mills, calenders
Rainbow Mastermixing Inc.     Mills, granulators
Silmix, Inc.                  Mills, calenders, extruders
Valley Rubber Mixing Inc.     Mills, mixers
Wayne County Rubber           Mixers, mills, calenders

Midwest
American Silicones Inc.       Mixers, mills, extruders
Arrow Polychem                Mixers
Central Rubber Co.            Mills
Dow Corning STI               Mills, extruders, mixers
Dow Corning STI               Mills, extruders, mixers
Elastomer Processing          Mixers, mill, calenders, extruders
M.A. Hanna                    Mixers, mills
Laur Silicone                 Mills, mixers, strainers
Master Processing             Mixers, mill, calenders, strainers
Ristance Compounds            Mills, extruders, mixers
Thona                         Mixers, mills
Trostel, Ltd.                 Mixers

Ohio                          Capabilities
Company

Blair Rubber Co.              Most elastomers
Chardon Rubber                Most elastomers
Compass Polymer Mixing        Most elastomers
Douglas Scientific Services   All polymeric compounds
Eagle Elastomers              Fluoroelastomers
Elastomix U.S.A.              Most elastomers
Gayson Inc.                   Speciality silicones
Graphic Arts Rubber Inc.      All no-free black
Gold Key Processing, Ltd.     Synthetic polymers, NR
M.A. Hanna                    All rubbers
M.A. Hanna                    Most elastomers
Martin Rubber Co. of Ohio     All except silicone and Viton
Midwest Rubber                Standard types
Mohican Industries            Polymers
Polymerics Inc.               Most elastomers
Preferred Rubber              Heat-cured polymers
Rainbow Mastermixing Inc.     All types
Silmix, Inc.                  Silicones, fluorosilicone
Valley Rubber Mixing Inc.     All polymers
Wayne County Rubber           All elastomers

Midwest
American Silicones Inc.       Silicones
Arrow Polychem                All elastomers
Central Rubber Co.            Most elastomers
Dow Corning STI               Silicones
Dow Corning STI               Silicones
Elastomer Processing          All types except silicone
M.A. Hanna                    Most elastomers
Laur Silicone                 Exclusively silicone
Master Processing             All the solids
Ristance Compounds            Silicone, PVC
Thona                         All elastomers except silicone
Trostel, Ltd.                 Most elastomers

North America custom mixers - Southeast, Southwest, West and Canada 

Southeast                      City
Company

Alleghany Rubber             Macon, GA
Associated Rubber Inc.       Tallapoosa, GA
Associated Rubber Inc.       Huntingdon, TN
Associated Rubber Inc.       Fruithurst, AL
Boston Industrial Products   Newbern, TN
Crossville Rubber            Crossville, TN
M.A. Hanna                   Jonesboro, TN
M.A. Hanna                   Dyersberg, TN
Hoover-Hanes                 Tallapoosa, GA
Kardoes Rubber               Lafayette, AL
Kleen-Tex                    La Grange, GA
Natrochem                    Savannah, GA
Pacesetter Graphic Service   Acworth, GA
Pinnacle Elastomeric         Braselton, GA
Robbins LLC                  Muscle Shoals, AL
U.S. Elastomer               Marietta, GA

Southwest
AC Products                  Placentia, CA
Burke Custom Process         San Jose, CA
Chase Elastomer              Kennedale, TX
Custom Rubber Mix            Fontana, CA
Dow Corning STI              Walnut, CA
Dyna-Mix                     Tyler, TX
GE-Silicones                 Chino, CA
M.A. Hanna                   Santa Fe Springs, CA
Master Processing            Long Beach, CA
Oliver Rubber                Dallas, TX
Performance Processing Co.   Orange, CA
R & S Processing             Paramount, CA
Valley Processing            City of industry, CA
West American Rubber         Orange, CA

Canada
American Biltrite            Mississauga, Ont., Can.
Biltrite Industries          Etobicoke, Ont., Can.
M.A. Hanna                   Tillsonburg, Ont., Can.
I.T.R.M.                     Kitchener, Ont., Can.
Kaufman Footwear             Kitchener, Ont., Can.
PPD Rubtech                  Waterville, Quebec, Can.
Soucy Techno Inc.            Quebec, Canada
Thona                        Magog, Que., Canada
TruSeal Technologies         Toronto, Ont., Can.

Southeast                    Equipment
Company

Alleghany Rubber             Mixers, mills extruders
Associated Rubber Inc.       Mixers, calenders, Barwell
                             preformer, extruders
Associated Rubber Inc.       Mixers
Associated Rubber Inc.       Mixer, blender, pelletizer,
                             preformer
Boston Industrial Products   Mixers
Crossville Rubber            Mixers, autoclaves, presses
M.A. Hanna                   Mixers, FCM, mills, Barwell
M.A. Hanna                   Mixers, calenders, FCM,
                             extruders, Boss kneaders
Hoover-Hanes                 Mixers, mills
Kardoes Rubber               Mixers, calenders
Kleen-Tex                    Mixers
Natrochem                    Mixers
Pacesetter Graphic Service   Micers, mills
Pinnacle Elastomeric         Mill
Robbins LLC                  Mills, mixers, extruders, calender
U.S. Elastomer               Mixers, mills

Southwest
AC Products                  Mixers
Burke Custom Process         Mixers, mills, calenders
Chase Elastomer              Mills, extruders, mixers, calenders
Custom Rubber Mix            Mixers, mills, calender, preformer
Dow Corning STI              Mills, extruders, mixers
Dyna-Mix                     Mixers
GE Silicones                 Mixers, mills
M.A. Hanna                   Mixers, mills
Master Processing            Strainers, refiner, mixers,
                             calenders, mills
Oliver Rubber                Mills, extruders, mixers
Performance Processing Co.   Mixers, millx, calender
R & S Processing             Mixers
Valley Processing            Calenders, strainer, extruders
West American Rubber         Mixers

Canada
American Biltrite            Mixers, calender, extruder
Biltrite Industries          Mixers, mills
M.A. Hanna                   Mixers, FCM, mills, Barwell
I.T.R.M.                     Mixers, mills
Kaufman Footwear             Mixers,
PPD Rubtech                  Mixer, mills, calender, preformer
Soucy Techno Inc.            Mixers, mills
Thona                        Mixers
TruSeal Technologies         Mixer, mill ribbon blender

Southeast                    Capabilities
Company

Alleghany Rubber             SBR, NR, nitrile, EPDM
Associated Rubber Inc.       Most elastomers
Associated Rubber Inc.
Associated Rubber Inc.
Boston Industrial Products   Most elastomers
Crossville Rubber            Most elastomers
M.A. Hanna                   All elastomers
M.A. Hanna                   Thermoset, thermoplastic
Hoover-Hanes                 All elastomers
Kardoes Rubber               Most elastomers
Kleen-Tex                    Most elastomers
Natrochem                    Dry liquid concentrates, blending
Pacesetter Graphic Service   Mostly nitrile
Pinnacle Elastomeric         Fluoroelastomer
Robbins LLC                  All elastomers
U.S. Elastomer               All except fluoroelastomers

Southwest
AC Products                  Resins, polymers
Burke Custom Process         All types
Chase Elastomer              All types
Custom Rubber Mix            All elastomers
Dow Corning STI              Silicones
Dyna-Mix                     All GP elastomers
GE Silicones                 Silicone
M.A. Hanna                   Most elastomers
Master Processing            All solids
Oliver Rubber                Most elastomers
Performance Processing Co.   Silicone and fluoroelastomers
R & S Processing             Most elastomers
Valley Processing            All solids, all colors
West American Rubber         All solid polymers

Canada
American Biltrite            All elastomers except silicone
Biltrite Industries          All elastomers except silicone
M.A. Hanna                   Most elastomers
I.T.R.M.                     Most elastomers
Kaufman Footwear             Natural and synthetics
PPD Rubtech                  All except silicone
Soucy Techno Inc.            Most elastomers
Thona                        All elastomers except silicone
TruSeal Technologies         Most elastomers