More Rubber Division Photos

Jerry Williams (left) of Tumpeer Chemical Co. takes the mike after winning the countdown for the longest tenure in the rubber industry of participants in the 25-year Club Luncheon, an honor he shared with Marvin Myhre (right) of Canadian Rubber Testing & Development Ltd. Both have 52 years of experience in the business. John Deputy of Americas International Inc., who chairs the club luncheon, is at center.

Marisely De Jesus Vega of the University of Massachusetts Lowell describes the work displayed on her student poster to Eric Young of Noltex L.L.C. Her topic is “Investigating the Rheological Behavior in Highly FilledSBR-Carbon Nanotube Composites Using a Moving Die.”

Olympic champion Carl Lewis was the guest speaker at a Wed. morning event that Dow Elastomers hosted to share news about the new Nordel EPDM plant it has planned for Plaquemine, La. The event also touched on how Dow is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Nordel brand. Lewis won nine gold and four silver medals during his Olympic career, including four gold medals at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Doug Ruch staffs the ChemRep Inc. booth during the Rubber Expo. Ruch is chair-elect for the ACS Rubber Division for this year and will be chairman next year

Tom Nunley (left) of Reklaim with Chuck Chaffee of BRC Rubber & Plastics Inc. meet on the expo floor during the ACS Rubber Division meeting in Cleveland.

Gary Brown (left) of Hexpol Compounding and Kyle Jackson of Mantaline Corp. pose by a car in the Crawford Auto Aviation Collection at the Western Reserve Historical Society's History Center. Hexpol hosted an event Wed. night at the center to highlight the custom compounder's expansion activities in Mexico.