Keywords: Sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill at the plant of Goodrich.jpg en This sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill at the plant is now ready for drying B F Goodrich Co Akron Ohio Synthetic rubber made by the ameripol process is derived from butadiene a petroleum derivative In this rolling mill the crumbs of rubber are squeezed dry of excess water and pressed together into the blanket shown here In 1940 B F Goodrich Company scientist Waldo Semon developed a cheaper version of synthetic rubber known as Ameripol It made synthetic rubber production much more cost effective LOC-image fsac 1a35068 Alfred T Palmer 1941 PD-USGov Photographs by Alfred T Palmer Rubber industry 1941 in Ohio Akron Ohio BFGoodrich Elastomers |