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Hebron, Ohio plant awarded TS Tech USA Supplier Performance Award

June 28, 2005
For more information, contact Bethany Freeland,
Marketing Manager

For the third year in a row, TS Tech awarded Renosol Seating in Hebron, Ohio,  its Supplier Performance Award. One company from each of TS Tech's 6 commodity groups (trim cover, metals, foam, fasteners, plastics, and complex metals) is selected each year. Renosol was TS Tech's top foam supplier. 

Bay City and Farwell Quality Management System Registered to
ISO/TS-16949:2002

February 2, 2005
For more information, contact Bethany Freeland,
Marketing Manager

Renosol's Bay City and Farwell, Michigan, manufacturing plants have been 3rd-party registered to ISO/TS-16949:2002, the international quality system technical standard for the automotive industry. The sites were previously registered to QS-9000:1998.

ISO/TS-16949 is the first worldwide automotive quality system technical specification. It is based on ISO-9001:2000, EAQF (France), VDA6.1 (Germany) and AVSQ (Italy) and QS-90000 (United States.) More information about ISO/TS-16949 may be found at the oversight body website: http://www.iaob.org.

The Bay City, Michigan, plant produces automotive dunnage, molded polyurethane sporting goods and automotive beta and NVH foam parts. The Farwell, Michigan facility produces liquid polyurethane systems and polyurethane seating, headrest, armrest and console cushions for the automotive industry.

Renosol’s third party registrar, NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSF International. It is accredited by the Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) and the Dutch Council for Accreditation (RvA.)

Bay City and Farwell Environmental Management Systems  Registered to
ISO-14001:1996

November 5, 2004

Renosol's Bay City and Farwell, Michigan, manufacturing plants have been registered to ISO-14001:1996, the worldwide environmental management system standard. While Renosol has always taken care to ensure compliance to environmental standards and to protect the health and safety of its employees, ISO-14001 provides important guidelines for continuing to examine and improve our environmental management systems.

The Bay City, Michigan, plant produces automotive dunnage, molded polyurethane sporting goods and automotive beta and NVH foam parts. The Farwell, Michigan facility produces liquid polyurethane systems and polyurethane seating, headrest, armrest and console cushions for the automotive industry.

Renosol’s third party registrar, NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd., is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSF International. It is accredited by the Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) and the Dutch Council for Accreditation (RvA.)

11/20/2002

Dow, Renosol Technical Paper Wins API Award 

Arlington, Virginia – A groundbreaking paper co-authored by Dow Chemical and Renosol Corporation has won an Alliance for the Polyurethanes Industry (API) 2002 Best Paper Presentation award.  The innovative technical paper focused on the reduction of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions in automotive interior components and was presented at this year’s Conference.

Entitled, “Automotive and Low VOC Emissions - Recent Advances in the Development of Catalytically Active Polyols for the Automotive Market,” the paper addressed a pressing need in today’s automotive industry to re-examine polyurethane flexible molded foams used in automotive seating.  As part of this campaign, Dow has embarked on a program to develop catalytically active polyols that reduce amine catalysts in foam formulations and, thereby, lower VOC emissions during the foaming process, as well as when vehicles are in use. Renosol has developed formulations using VORANOL VORACTIV polyols for various molded foams that meet automotive OEM requirements.

“Dow is proud to be the recipient of this honor from API,” says Steven English, Business Development Director.  “Our work to reduce VOC emissions demonstrates Dow’s commitment to the environment and to helping our customers through cutting-edge technologies.  We could not have achieved this recognition without the joint effort from Renosol.”

The winning paper deals with the industrialization process of VORANOL* VORACTIV* polyols, which have the potential to eliminate conventional amine emissions.  In the first phase, this new class of polyols was scaled up to production level in Dow’s manufacturing plants; the potential impact of the new polyol process on the environment was evaluated, and then large-scale trials on production foaming lines were conducted to develop polyurethane formulations that met all OEM specifications in terms of moldability and foam properties.  Simultaneously, other key tests, such as VOC and fogging measurements, were carried out on these foams to assess how this technology improves working conditions on the molding lines, as well as end-use applications in automotive interiors.

The industrial production of VORANOL VORACTIV polyols was dependent on the development of formulations matching current foaming conditions on Renosol’s automotive seat molding lines.   Studies indicate that VORANOL VORACTIV polyols can replace at least half of the amount of conventional amine catalysts using TDI 80/20 or MDI.  This 50% reduction in amine usage is a key step toward eliminating VOCs.

The paper was authored by Jean-Marie Sonney and François M. Casati, Dow Europe GmbH, International Development Center, Meyrin, Switzerland; Bob Dawe, The Dow Chemical Company, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada; Khalil N. Khameneh, Dow Automotive, Auburn Hills, MI; and Thomas Jones, Paul Fielding, and John Olari, Renosol Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI.

* Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company

July 17, 2002

Catalytically Active Polyol - The Future of Automotive Seating 

In a development that will have a long-term impact on automotive materials, Renosol Corporation now offers seating products made with VORANOL VORACTIV* polyols from The Dow Chemical Company. Renosol is the first company to offer the Dow chemistry in their product line in North America; this foam will be an additional option to their current seating foam.  Both companies believe the new product is just the beginning of what is yet to come in groundbreaking products for the automotive industry.

“For us, the decision to begin offering the VORANOL VORACTIV product was a look towards the future of automotive seating and the opportunity to participate in an industry-changing innovation,” says Doug Peck, CEO of Renosol.  “Dow has enabled us to offer our customers a product that maintains all the performance attributes that our customers demand from our seating foam, but with significantly reduced amine emissions from the polyurethane foam.”

VORANOL VORACTIV allows Renosol to greatly reduce staining-, fogging-, and odor-causing agents from polyurethane foams.  Amine emissions are believed to contribute to windshield fogging and to cause the discoloration of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) parts and degradation of polycarbonate components in automobile interiors.  Renosol will offer the new technology for molded polyurethane seating and interior trim products for the automotive industry, including seat cushions and backs, and armrest, headrest and console cushions.

“By partnering with Renosol, we will be able to bring the benefits of this industry-changing innovation to automotive OEMS and through them to the end-user,” says Steven English, business development director, Dow Polyurethanes.  “We’re very happy that Renosol has chosen to use the VORANOL VORACTIV polyol line.”

 “I think we’ve definitely made an important decision that will benefit our customers,” says Peck. “Dow’s polyol product is the only commercialized product on the market that offers reduced amine catalyst emissions and at the same time maintains the specifications required by our customers.  We feel our customers will benefit from both Dow’s experience in polyol chemistry and Renosol’s experience in polyurethane molding.”

When Dow introduced its new line of catalytically active polyols at the Polyurethanes Expo in October of 2001, they anticipated a great deal of enthusiasm from the industry leaders in innovation like Renosol.  VORANOL VORACTIV polyols gives Renosol customers significant advantages by reducing fogging, staining and odors from amine emissions, without sacrificing product performance.

VORANOL VORACTIV polyols are manufactured using a proprietary Dow process that grafts the catalytic activity into the polyol, saving customers a formulating step. 

Since the 1950s, Renosol Corporation has custom engineered and manufactured polyurethane systems, molded polyurethane seating and interior trim products for the automotive industry, material handling systems and rotationally molded polyethylene products. Renosol continues expanding its technological base to provide customers with innovative solutions.  

Dow’s polyurethanes business, a leading supplier of polyurethane raw materials, offers one of the broadest lines of polyurethane products in the industry.  Dow’s raw materials are used in rigid foams, flexible foams, adhesives, sealants, coatings, elastomers and agrifibers, as well as many other applications.  Applications for these products cover a wide range of end uses, including cushioning for furniture and bedding, carpet backing, automotive seating, instrument panels and steering wheels, office furniture, flooring, and insulation for appliances, sheathing and roofing.

Dow is a leading science and technology company that provides innovative chemical, plastic and agricultural products and services to many essential consumer markets. With annual sales of $30 billion, Dow serves customers in more than 170 countries and a wide range of markets that are vital to human progress, including food, transportation, health and medicine, personal and home care, and building and construction, among others. Committed to the principles of sustainable development, Dow and its 50,000 employees seek to balance economic, environmental and social responsibilities.

For further information about VORANOL VORACTIV polyols, visit www.voractiv.com.

*Trademark of The Dow Chemical Company 

Renosol Named to Lear 2001 Supplier Hall 

of Fame 

6/8/2001

Renosol Corporation has been selected as one of eight recipients of Lear Corporation’s 2001 Supplier Hall of Fame Award. Based upon Lear’s supplier rating system, which measures quality, delivery, service, and competitiveness, the award recognizes the best suppliers to Lear’s North American operations.  This year’s awardees were chosen from more than 1,500 suppliers. 

Renosol Reorganizes Top Management

1/3/2001

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Renosol Wins ARM Conversion Award 

10/31/2000

The Association of Rotational Molders awarded Renosol Corporation its Conversion Award for the Seeker All-Terrain Wheelchair. The wheelchair was designed by a firefighter who wants to help handicapped children and adults enjoy the outdoors. The converted rotomolded chair allows it to be used on the beach and near water without worry of corrosion. The specially designed wheels contribute to the overall rugged functionality of the chair, which can be used on trails with increased stability. The chair has eight rotomolded parts and is fully collapsible for easy transportation. The Seeker is produced using LLDPE and includes over 100 molded-in inserts of stainless steel, brass and aluminum. The product is in limited production for market introduction. For more information, contact:

Jason Marine Enterprises, Inc.
4311 NW 64th Avenue
Coral Springs FL 33067
(954) 346-5240 telephone
(954) 346-5240 fax

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