Vulcan Corporation
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Vulcan Corporation is a materials manufacturer that specializes in rubber
, plastic
s, foam
products, and bowling pin
s. Vulcan Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vulcan International Corporation, based in Wilmington, Delaware
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The General Accounting Offices of Vulcan are located in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Foam products and rubber are manufactured in Clarksville, Tennessee
at the Rubber Division's 272,000 square foot (25,000 m²) plant. About 57% of sales of their products created were by shoe companies. Vulcan Corporation entered into an agreement with Brunswick Bowling & Billiards to form a joint venture for the manufacture of bowling pins using its Surlyn coating process.
Rubber
Natural rubber, also called India rubber or caoutchouc, is an elastomer that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid produced by some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the tree and the sticky, milk colored latex sap collected and refined...
, plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
s, foam
Foam
-Definition:A foam is a substance that is formed by trapping gas in a liquid or solid in a divided form, i.e. by forming gas regions inside liquid regions, leading to different kinds of dispersed media...
products, and bowling pin
Bowling pin
Bowling pins are the target of the bowling ball in various bowling games including tenpins, five-pins, duckpins, and candlepins. In the US, pin specifications for standard tenpins are set by the United States Bowling Congress. Pins are 4.75 inches wide at their widest point and tall...
s. Vulcan Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vulcan International Corporation, based in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
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The General Accounting Offices of Vulcan are located in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
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Foam products and rubber are manufactured in Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville, Tennessee
Clarksville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States, and the fifth largest city in the state. The population was 132,929 in 2010 United States Census...
at the Rubber Division's 272,000 square foot (25,000 m²) plant. About 57% of sales of their products created were by shoe companies. Vulcan Corporation entered into an agreement with Brunswick Bowling & Billiards to form a joint venture for the manufacture of bowling pins using its Surlyn coating process.