About Blair Rubber Company
Corrosion Resistant Liners
Blair Rubber Co. Quality Statement
The Blair Rubber Company and its employees are dedicated to taking all reasonable steps to provide the highest quality product, customer service, and delivery by systematically reviewing and implementing quality objectives to drive the continuous improvement process.
Best product, using
L eading technology, with
A ccurate fulfillment, providing
I ncomparable service combined with
R eliable delivery
What We Do
Blair Rubber Co. manufacturers rubber lining systems that protect storage and transport vessels from chemical attack, enabling long-lasting spill-free storage. In so doing, we protect:
- Customers’ chemical assets from loss
- Customers’ storage assets from damage
- Customers’ workers from danger
- The environment from exposure
Who We Are
Since 1981, Blair Rubber Co. has been dedicated to manufacturing and improving one product, corrosion-resistant rubber liners. This focus has enabled us to develop an unparalleled knowledge base of chemicals, rubber lining formulation for containment and a successful rubber lining installation process.
Our products are designed and produced in the USA. In fact, we are the only company that both, mixes its own rubber compounds and manufactures its rubber linings in its own factory. This empowers us with all the benefits of production control – quality, flexibility, and speed.
How We Do It
At Blair Rubber Co., we believe in improving every day and in everything we do. We will continue to develop our people, processes, and products to serve our customers better.
Why Do We Do It
CORE FOCUS
To provide our customers with a high-quality product at a good value.Company Timeline
1981 - Blair Rubber Company
Blair Rubber Company began manufacturing rubber tank linings.
1986 - Neoprene Lining
Develops a super abrasion resistant neoprene lining VE713BNE.
1986 - Belt Splicing Acquisition
Blair Rubber Co. acquires BF Goodrich’s BELT Splicing Technology and starts selling belt splice materials for heavy-duty conveyor belts.
1988 - Tacky-Back Tie Gum
Develops Tacky-Back tie gum for the adhesive side of their rubber linings effectively reducing solvent exposure by 25% and increasing the adhesion of the linings by 15%.
1988 - MOR Natural Rubber
Develops first Moderately Oil Resistant (MOR) natural rubber, VE712BN, for abrasion and moderate oil resistance service conditions.
1990 - Exporting Worldwide
Blair Rubber Co. grows through exporting rubber linings to the world.
1993 - Blair Rubber Company
We are selected as the exclusive field applied rubber supplier for the first non-smoke stack copper smelter project at Kennecott Copper, Utah division. Blair supplied over 400 rolls of rubber (72,000 sq.ft.) to the project.
1995 - Goodyear Lining Acquisition
Blair Rubber Company acquires the rubber lining division of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in July and begins manufacturing Plioweld, & Trioweld linings.
1995 - Ruberoid PLC
Ruberoid PLC acquires Blair Rubber Co. from Tom Blair in August.
1996 - Martin Rubber Company
Martin Rubber Company rubber linings are exclusively manufactured by us under the Marflex trade name.
1996 - Israel
Exports to Israel exceed 500 rolls (over 90,000 sq.ft.) of rubber lining.
1997 - HB50HT
HB50HT (butyl rubber lining) is developed for the high temperature (260°F) market.
1997 - Wang Fu, China
Major rubber lining project completed in Wang Fu, China (Over 120,000 sqft. of VE621BC, chlorobutyl lining supplied).
1998 - Luzi, China
Major rubber lining project completed in Luzi, China (Over 70,000 sqft. of VE621BC, chlorobutyl rubber supplied).
1999 - Philippines
Two FGD scrubbers rubber lined in the Philippines (Over 25,200 sqft. of LS582, chlorobutyl rubber supplied).
1999 - Vulcan Chemical
Vulcan Chemical chooses PG-70 for HCl rail cars (216,000 sqft.). PCS & Olin Chemical chose LS582 for lining 113 rail cars (approx. 1000 rolls).
1999 - Rail Car Industry
Blair supplies rail car industry with over 1,400 rolls (356,000 sqft.) of rubber lining.
2000 - Longest Lasting Lining
Dow Chemical & Reagent Chemical declare PG-70 (Blair’s premier soft natural rubber lining) as the longest lasting lining (25+ years) in HCl rail car and storage tank service. Blair rubber supplies over 500 rolls of PG-70 to the HCl rail car transportation industry.
2001 - IKO
Blair Rubber Company is acquired by IKO.
2001 - Nexen Chemical
Nexen Chemical selects PG-70 (over 11,000 sqft.) for hauling HCl in 60 new rail cars.
2001 - Rail Car Rubber
Total rail car rubber lining is 2,334 rolls (560,000 sqft.)
2003 - ISO 9000:2000 with Design
Blair Rubber Company’s Quality Management System was Certified to “ISO 9000:2000 With Design” standard.
2004 - Blair Acquires Crislip
Blair acquired the rights to manufacture Crislip rubber linings. Most notability is the chlorobutyl for the Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach) manufacturing and transportation industry.
2005 - Building the New Factory
Blair Rubber Company increased business demands a new larger factory be built. Groundbreaking on the new 50,000 square foot facility begins July 5th.
2006 - Moving into the New Factory
Blair Rubber Co. moves into new factory May 18th, 2006. The 50,000 square foot facility was built to accommodate increased efficiency, growth by adding a modern calendar line to the existing calendaring line and a much larger cold room.
2008 - CrislipTM
Olin Chemical Selects CrislipTM CC4624 as the lining of choice for new bleach hauling railcars.
2013 - Addition Doubles Production
Doubled the size of the production facility with the completion of a 50,000 square foot addition.
2016 - HNBR Lining
Developed HNBR based lining, VE627BNI, which is designed to withstand the high abrasion and high-temperature conditions commonly encountered in the oil and gas industry.
2019 - Lord Comes Aboard
Blair Rubber Company becomes a Lord products distributor.