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Since we began marketing
composite plastic products in 2000, RPM has been successful
marketing these products to businesses and industries.
We maintain a group of Fortune 500 companies as repeat
customers. We continue to promote our line of composite
products through an agressive press media campaign and
our internet division. Overall sales of RPM products has
grown an average of 30%+ each year. Sales for all our 100%
recyclable products have exceeded $4.6 million in 2007
Whether
it's material handling products or plastic roofing tile,
RPM management developed and implemented a unique processing
system, based upon proprietary technology, which enables
it to produce superior plastic products at a price competitive
to (and in some cases lower than) wood or clay products.
We have a major price advantage over similar products
made from other materials because of our cost-efficient
production system. Our raw material consists of 100%
recyclable materials so we produce throughly "green" products.
RPM's products are based
upon proprietary designs that enable us to accept and process
most high-density plastic materials, including types and
colors of plastic material that some processors must reject
or discard. The essence of our technology is in our processing
system. To the best of our knowledge, no other company
is producing products in a similar manner. RPM currently
grinds and processes recyclable plastic scrap. In addition
to using the bulk of this material for RPM pallets and
roofing products, we also offer regrind in truckload quantities
to other molders when an excess exists.
Additionally, the mix
of recyclable plastic materials that will be used enhances
economy and structural integrity. The blends used consist
of Polypropylene in a proprietary formulation. A thermoplastic
additive, developed by RPM, enables the amalgamation of
chemically incompatible polymers. This permits a significant
reduction in raw material and processing costs while producing
an end product of superior strength and durability.
The additive compatibilizes
commingled dissimilar polymers, which would normally have
little or no affinity for each other. It reduces melt viscosity
and acts as a wetting agent for inorganic substances. Tests
performed under strict laboratory conditions have clearly
indicated a marked improvement in bonding. This additive
also enables polymers to be molded at lower processing
temperatures. Additionally, it serves as a filler or extender
to thermoplastics thereby lowering the cost of the end
product.
Companies
such as Lee Carpet, Toyota, Goodyear, Dow Chemical, Exxon-Mobil,
Kraft, Sara Lee, Armstrong World, Smurfit-Stone, Federal
Mogul, General Dynamics, Black & Decker, Alliance
Chemical, Thyssen Steel, Fuji Film and more are regular
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