Server: Netscape-Communications/1.1 Date: Thursday, 18-Dec-97 04:46:15 GMT Last-modified: Tuesday, 16-Jul-96 01:08:26 GMT Content-length: 3805 Content-type: text/html Interface - Rockland React-Rite
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rrr test tube still life Rockland React-Rite remained active during 1995 in increasing its base of external customers. The company develops and manufactures process and performance enhancing chemicals, including the Intersept® antimicrobial additive, for the Interface commercial floorcovering and interior fabrics businesses, as well as external customers. Internally, Rockland progressed in its priority mission to provide performance enhancing treatments to add value to the Interface, Inc. products, while reducing associated costs to Interface companies and end users alike.

Rockland is expanding its line of specialty monomers outside its traditional rubber and plastics markets to develop applications in products such as paints, adhesives, and coatings. Significant steps have also been taken in applying advanced technology to improve the performance, quality, and safety of products for external customers in the tire and rubber industry. The production of materials primarily used in handling, mixing, and forming rubber comprised yet another growth area.

Another ongoing project involves the development of treatments to offer internal and external customers a more cost-effective, higher performance stain and soil blocking product. As an outgrowth of

this endeavor, Rockland found a novel approach in developing a gentler carpet cleaning product, which not only improves carpet stain and soil repellency qualities, but also extends its beauty and service life. Now in field testing, the product will become generally available in 1996.

Underscoring its commitment to Interface, lnc.'s EcoSense objectives, Rockland assumed an active role in developing and manufacturing specialized, environmentally friendlier products which are capable of reducing harmful pollutants. The application of this technology in the pollution control industry shows promise in a number of areas and is moving toward beta testing.

Internally, Rockland reduced its volume of landfill waste materials in 1995 by half, through either eliminating or reusing various materials. Emissions from its manufacturing processes were dramatically reduced as well. Air emissions, already below relevant standards, were decreased a further 10%. Water emissions, too, were reduced significantly, and total solid wastes were slashed by 60%. Rockland's goal for 1996 is to reduce air emissions and solid wastes by another 50%.

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