Sam Brusco, Associate Editor03.09.22
Elastomer and thermoplastic solutions provider Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MRP) has acquired Primasil Silicones, a U.K.-based custom silicone rubber compounder, mixer, and manufacturer.
“We're thrilled to add Primasil, a company with four decades of silicone materials science expertise, to our family. Primasil's custom material formulation, mixing and molding expertise will complement Minnesota Rubber and Plastic’s renowned materials science and molding capabilities. It will also provide a wide variety of new solutions for our clients," Jay Ward, CEO of MRP told the press. "We have a long history of successfully serving our customers in Europe, and the addition of a highly technical production presence in the U.K. and Czech Republic will allow us to take our local capabilities to the next level. Not only will the acquisition augment our materials science and manufacturing capabilities, but it will also expand our global scope—particularly in the medical end market—and further our plans to expand our European footprint while we actively look to partner and acquire technical elastomer companies across the region."
Primasil’s portfolio of custom materials include platinum-cured silicone, conductive silicone, flourosilicone, high- and low-temperature silicone, low smoke and toxicity silicone, and black rubber. Manufacturing capabilities include cleanroom molding, extrusion and assembly as well as mixing, injection molded and proprietary gum silicone, and liquid silicone rubber (LSR) products.
Adding silicone expertise will also contribute to MRP’s materials science-drive Innovation Center, set to open in the spring of this year.
“We're thrilled to add Primasil, a company with four decades of silicone materials science expertise, to our family. Primasil's custom material formulation, mixing and molding expertise will complement Minnesota Rubber and Plastic’s renowned materials science and molding capabilities. It will also provide a wide variety of new solutions for our clients," Jay Ward, CEO of MRP told the press. "We have a long history of successfully serving our customers in Europe, and the addition of a highly technical production presence in the U.K. and Czech Republic will allow us to take our local capabilities to the next level. Not only will the acquisition augment our materials science and manufacturing capabilities, but it will also expand our global scope—particularly in the medical end market—and further our plans to expand our European footprint while we actively look to partner and acquire technical elastomer companies across the region."
Primasil’s portfolio of custom materials include platinum-cured silicone, conductive silicone, flourosilicone, high- and low-temperature silicone, low smoke and toxicity silicone, and black rubber. Manufacturing capabilities include cleanroom molding, extrusion and assembly as well as mixing, injection molded and proprietary gum silicone, and liquid silicone rubber (LSR) products.
Adding silicone expertise will also contribute to MRP’s materials science-drive Innovation Center, set to open in the spring of this year.