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Exxon Chemical Americas has begun production of bromobutyl at its Baton Rouge, LA chemical plant. The 

company's French affiliate is expanding capacity for eth* 

ylenepropylene rubbers at Notre Dame de Oravenchon 

by 30% to 65,000 tons per year. 

Goodyear has agreed to buy up to 63% of the common 

stock of Brad Ragan, Inc. a retailer of new tires and man* 

ufacturer of retreaded tires and a leading retreader of off* 

road tires. Goodyear will operate Brad Ragan Inc. as a 

separate subsidiary. Goodyear formed Retread Systems 

Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary comprised of Long Mile 

Rubber and AMF Tire Equipment, two companies re* 

cently purchased by Goodyear. Goodyear also opened a 

million dollar research and quality control laboratory in 

Singapore. The lab will aim at improving natural rubber 

quality. 

Firestone plans to spend $240 million in capital expenditures in 1986. SI00 million will be for projects in the 

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.company's raw materini tui tire operations in Nouii 

America; About S67 million for expansion of tire facilities 

in Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela, and production rationalization in Europe; S43 million for the retail outlet 

operation; and $20 million for the Diversified Products 

area. 

Chardon Rubber acquired Beebe Rubber and Webster 

Rubber, formerly divisions of Mohawk Rubber. Beebe 

Rubber, Nashua, NH, will be operated as a subsidiary of 

Chardon, while Webster Rubber, Sabbatus, ME., will become • division of Beebe. 

Carlisle Corp.'s SynTec Systems is investing $10 million In new equipment which will allow the company to 

produce in additional 265 million square feet of single-ply 

membrane for roofing. 

Lydall, Inc. has completed the purchase of Pantaaote'a 

Elastomer Products Division In Clifton Forge, VA a 

molded rubber products manufacturer. 

Wltco'a Organics Division established a new laboratory devoted exclusively to surfactant technology for 

emulsion polymerization at one of lu technical centers in 

Chicago. 

Degusia Corp. started operations at a new applications 

research and technical service laboratory in Allendale. 

NJ. Completion of the 21,000 sq. ft. facility is expected at 

years end. 

Fruehauf Corp. sold its Pro-Par truck tire retreading 

operations to Pro Tread Corp., Famington Hills, Ml. Sale 

included rct-?adlng facilities In Fort Worthy, TX; 

Howell, Ml; York, PA; East Hartford, CT, and Charlotte, NC. 

Auslmont Compo N.V. acquired AllledSlgnil's fluorcpolymer business units far f 55 million. Plant facilities in 

Orange, TX and Eliz..jcih, NJ were included In the sale. 

Lonza Inc. has completed its acquisition of Glyco, Inc., 

Norwalk, CT. Glyco will initially be a fully operating subsidiary. 

Glenro Inc. has opened a new web processing laboratory at its Patterson, NJ facility. 

MG Industries has under construction a multi-million 

dollar air separation unit in Spartanburg, SC that will be 

operational in early 1986. 

Smith & Nephew, Columbia, SC has merged its OpSite 

and wound care divisions with the Perry division of Affiliated Hospital Products, acquired by Smith & Nephew 

in 1985. The new division will operate from the Perry 

division's facilities in Masslllon, OH. 

Contracts, licenses 

Unlroyal Chemical appointed Harwlck Chemical as exclusive distributor of lu millable urethanes throughout 

the U.S. 

Montedison USA appointed Akron Chemical as exclusive distributor of (ts line of organic peroxide 

vulcanlzlnp/crosslinklng agents to the rubber industry 

east of the Rocky Mountains. 

Exxon Research and the Commerce Department's National Bureau of Standards have entered into an agreement for the development a new small angle neutron scattering Instrument, a nondestructive technique with applications in the polymer industry. 

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