Minnesota Rubber and Plastics Acquires Primasil Silicones, a Silicone Materials Company, Expanding the European Market

Minnesota Rubber & Plastics (MRP), a long-time leader in custom solutions for high-performance elastomers and thermoplastic components for medical, automotive, water and specialty industrial end markets, has announced the acquisition of Primasil Silicones in the UK
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Primasil is a well-known company headquartered in Wembley, UK, specializing in the development, compounding and processing of silicone rubber materials, providing silicone rubber product solutions for medical, automotive, HVAC and special industrial end markets
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“We are delighted to officially announce that we welcome Primasil to the Minnesota Rubber & Plastics family
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Primasil has 40 years of silicone material science experience
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Primasil’s expertise in custom material formulation, compounding and mold development and design will enhance the materials at the heart of Minnesota Rubber & Plastics.
science and product development capabilities, and provide our customers with a wider variety of innovative solutions,
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“We maintain a long-term friendly partnership with European customers, and our high-tech production bases in the UK and the Czech Republic will help our local process capabilities reach new heights
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This acquisition will not only enhance our materials R&D and manufacturing capabilities, but also We will also expand our global market influence, especially in the medical device end market
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We will further advance our plan to expand our European business footprint, and we will actively seek partners and acquire local professional elastomer companies
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Primasil provides customers with a wide range of customized materials, including platinum vulcanized silicone, conductive silicone, fluorosilicone, high and low temperature resistant silicone, low smoke and low toxicity silicone and vinyl
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Primasil's expertise in silicone will contribute to the Minnesota Rubber & Plastics (MRP) Group Innovation R&D Center, which will open in Spring 2022
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Primasil's core precision manufacturing capabilities mainly include clean room mold forming, extrusion molding and assembly, as well as material compounding, injection molding, self-adhesive silicone and liquid silicone rubber (LSR) products
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With the addition of Primasil, we will further enhance Minnesota Rubber & Plastics (MRP)'s existing product solutions capabilities, including high-performance elasticity for global medical devices, water, food and beverage, automotive, infrastructure, and other key sectors Body and thermoplastic component solutions
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For 76 years, Minnesota Rubber & Plastics has been known for its dedication to providing customers with product solutions from design, development, manufacturing, and assembly to meet harsh environments, tight tolerances and demanding application challenges, including composite lagging solutions and custom material formulation development)
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"The Primasil team is very excited about this opportunity
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We look forward to working with our new colleagues at Minnesota Rubber & Plastics to continue to provide innovative technology, great talent and more choice than ever before to our valued customers in Europe and around the world
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" Managing Director, Primasil Steve Wheeler said
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"We are not just complementing our existing product portfolio by harvesting outstanding products and core competencies; we have also brought in a great team
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We plan to offer an employee equity plan to all members of Primasil, new to the MRP Group
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" CEO Jay Ward added
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