Groups partner for rubber-modified asphalt conference.The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in , the Rubber Manufacturers Assoc. and the Rubber Pavements Assoc. are partnering with the National Asphalt asphalt (ăs`fôlt, –fălt), brownish-black substance used commonly in road making, roofing, and waterproofing. Chemically, it is a natural mixture of hydrocarbons. Pavement pavement, the wearing surface of a road, street, or sidewalk. Parts of Babylon and Troy are believed to have been paved; Roman roads were noted for their durable stone paving. Cobblestones were common from late medieval times into the 19th cent. Assoc., the National Center for Asphalt Technology and the Asphalt Institute to launch the first joint rubber and asphalt industries conference. The event will be May 19-20 at the Amway Grand Hotel, Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , Mich., and is designed to facilitate the expanded use of rubber-modified asphalt by encouraging discussion between several industries and government agencies. For additional information or to register electronically, visit www.rubber.org. |
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