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Trelleborg launches health care design, prototype center

WebTrelleborg launches health care design, prototype center. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Trelleborg Healthcare & Medical launched its new Rapid Development Center in Delano, Minn., to create a single source of design, rapid prototyping, development and serial production for its customers.

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ExxonMobil works with medical center to design new COVID-19 PPE

WebIRVING, Texas—In reaction to COVID-19, global energy giant ExxonMobil will work with the Global Center for Medical Innovation to rapidly redesign and produce reusable personal protection equipment for health care workers.

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Rhino Health to establish glove manufacturing plant in New Mexico

WebCHURCH ROCK, N.M.—Rhino Health L.L.C. plans to invest more than $49 million in a 124,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility and warehouse to produce nitrile gloves. According to a New Mexico Economic Development Department news release, Rhino Health will launch a multi-phased manufacturing plan to establish and then expand U.S. …

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Rhino Health to construct glove plant in New Mexico

WebCHURCH ROCK, N.M.—Rhino Health L.L.C. is investing $49 million in a new nitrile glove manufacturing facility and warehouse in New Mexico. The 124,000-sq.-ft. facility, set on Navajo Nation land, will support 350 jobs, according to Matt Geisel, New Mexico economic development secretary. "They're taking an existing building and they'll be

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Trelleborg breaks ground on medical production in Costa Rica

WebGRECIA, Costa Rica—Trelleborg Healthcare and Medical—set to become a standalone business unit April 1, separate from Trelleborg Sealing Solutions—broke ground Feb. 26 on a $21 million medical component production facility in Costa Rica. The 107,000-sq.-ft. greenfield project, driven by regionalization, a focus on supply chain continuity and …

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Made in the U.S.: Rhino to expand nitrile glove production, add …

WebBuilding size, utility availability and even population also went into helping Rhino Health make its decision, Strayer said. The company ultimately homed in on a speculative building already under construction by Majestic Realty Co. due to the structure's high ceilings and length.

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What to expect from OSHA's next COVID safety plan Rubber News

WebRubber News. Phil Walker says OSHA may lean on its general duty clause for its next COVID-19 enforcement. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, last month struck down the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed vaccination mandate for private businesses with 100 or more …

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Costa Rica taking central role in medical production Rubber News

WebIn aggregate, these three companies are bringing about 1,000 jobs to the region. "This is a strategic location to service customers with nearshoring production in the Americas," Linda Muroski, president of Trelleborg Healthcare and Medical, told Rubber News Feb. 26. "Many health care and medical customers have a presence in Costa …

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Trelleborg, Teknor Apex, Katrina Cornish highlights on 2023 …

WebAmalendu Sarkar, vice president of materials technology at Cirtec Medical, will kick off the second day at the 2023 Rubber News Healthcare Elastomers Conference with a keynote address titled, "Selection Challenges of Suitable Elastomeric Materials in Healthcare Applications.". Sarkar has three decades of experience in the medical and …

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Cirtec's Sarkar says material, process and cost key factors for …

WebRubber in medical: A marriage of material, design, process and cost. Andrew Schunk. Rubber News Staff. Rubber News photo by Michael McCrady. Amalendu Sarkar says material selection and design are critical to the performance of devices. AKRON— Health care provides the kind of demand for rubber that keeps on giving.

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3 points on safety, standards from Healthcare Elastomers

WebKraton Corp.'s Nexar-brand anti-fog technology truly came from circumstances that became typical during the COVID-19 pandemic. What Kraton found was that the percentage of health care workers wearing protective eyewear was shockingly low, Jim Smith, Kraton director of strategic initiatives, told the Healthcare Elastomer …

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Americhem's Juve family gives $10M for Ohio behavioral health …

WebAmerichem's Juve family gives $10M for Ohio behavioral health facility. AKRON—Summa Health, an Akron-based health care delivery system, will name a behavioral health facility currently under construction Juve Family Behavioral Health Pavilion in honor of Sharon and Richard Juve, who donated $10 million toward the $60 …

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Best Places to Work: Health, safety focuses allow Zochem …

WebDICKSON, Tenn.—At the forefront of Zochem L.L.C.'s work culture is the health and safety of its 80 employees throughout two facilities. This mindset has allowed the global supplier of zinc oxide, a key material used in rubber, plastic, glass and many other applications, to pivot through evolving work conditions this year.

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Shield Manufacturing, EBW Cares Distributors building women-led …

WebEBW Cares Distributors photo. Shield Manufacturing L.L.C. acquired EBW Cares Distributors Inc. in a deal estimated to be valued at over $100 million. Together, the two companies are building a 200,000-sq.-ft. clean room nitrile glove plant in Sandersville, Ga. ALPHARETTA, Ga.—. Last year, Ingrid Vanderveldt and her company, EBW …

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Particle Sciences is now Lubrizol Life Science Health

WebWICKLIFFE, Ohio—Contract drug developer and manufacturer Particle Sciences Inc. has been renamed Lubrizol Life Science Health, five years after it was acquired by Lubrizol Corp. Lubrizol initially retained the name of the drug formulation and production firm founded in 1991 by a physician, and made Particle Sciences part of its …

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Investment Trend: Private equity firms eye healthcare Rubber News

WebAlex Kacik. Modern Healthcare. Medline Medline makes items for a range of medical products including anestthia tubes, masks and pre-packaged surgical kits. NORTHFIELD, Ill.—. The buyout of the medical supply company Medline Industries may signal the next wave of private equity investment in health care, industry observers said.

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3M reaches revised agreement in PFAS lawsuits for public water

WebJudge gives preliminary OK to revised 3M PFAS suit settlement. 3M’s Dyneon business alone produces 180,000 metric tons of uorine-based polymers per year. CHARLESTON, S.C.—. A U.S. district judge in Charleston has given preliminary approval to a class action settlement between 3M Co. and public water suppliers after a group of …

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Medline moving 600 workers to Chicago suburb Rubber News

WebCrain's Chicago Business. CoStar Group. Medline is moving about 600 employees to Innovation Park Lake County in Libertyville, Ill. LIBERTYVILLE, Ill.—Medline Industries is moving about 600 employees to the former Motorola Mobility campus in Libertyville as more health care providers look to the Northfield company for customized …

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Kumho workers approve USW contract Rubber News

WebMACON, Ga.—More than 325 employees at Kumho Tire Georgia, just outside of Atlanta, have ratified the first labor contract at the tire facility, with the vote coming more than two years after the United Steelworkers was certified as the workers' bargaining agent.. The contract is historic in nature, as the hourly staff at the seven-year-old Macon …

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