The Latest News from TRC THE CHARLIE PARRILLI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR KIDS ANNUAL GOLF OUTING Summer 2003 For the past 3 years The Rubber Consortium has supported the Charlie Parrilli Memorial Foundation for Kids Annual Golf Outing. Each year the Foundation sponsors special events to raise money for the education of under privileged children. To make the event more special for us, the 2001 winner was our customer The American Gasket Company of Milwaukee, WI. and then in 2002 Neubauer Fabrications, Inc., of Germantown, WI took home the trophy! For more information about The Charlie Parrilli Memorial Foundation for Kids go to www.charlieforkids.org. NEW PRODUCT BULLETIN: RUBBER BALLS Spring 2002 This Spring TRC is pleased to announce that we have added another new item to our extensive line of custom molded rubber products. We are now offering Rubber Balls in a wide variety of sizes and materials. Our Rubber Balls have a ground finish O.D. and are available in sizes from 1/8" O.D. up to 2.0" O.D. Standard materials offered are Nitrile, Neoprene, EPDM, Silicone, Viton, HNBR and many more. Give our sales team a call for more information or to obtain a price quotation. NEW FDA REGULATION Spring 2002 The FDA has released new regulations for foreign manufacturers of medical and pharmaceutical products. All foreign manufacturers who export to the USA must register with the FDA and identify a U.S. importing agent. This new regulation went into effect on February 11, 2002. The FDA will begin enforcement of the regulation for medical device manufacturers on April 26, 2002. We will keep you informed as new regulations are released. NEW PRODUCT BULLETIN: Peroxide Cured FDA EPDM Winter 2001 We are pleased to announce that a new Peroxide Cured FDA EPDM compound has been added to our product line. This is in addition to the Rubber Consortium's already large selection of standard Sulphur Cured EPDM materials. The peroxide cured compound has a higher compression set and tensile strength and is available in both 70 and 90 durometer. Contact any of The Rubber Consortium's representatives for more information. DID YOU KNOW? Winter 2001 Did you know that the ancient Mayans of Central America made rubber out of natural latex some 3,500 years before the modern process of vulcanization? Mayans made latex, which is the sap of rubber trees, into flexible, durable rubber by mixing it with the juice of morning glory vines. This mixture developed molecular cross links that made the latex elastic, and in the process removed substances that caused the rubber to turn brittle. The resulting rubber was black and bouncy much like that of a pencil eraser.