Preferred Compounding

Motor Vehicle ManufacturingOhio, United States201-500 Employees

Preferred Compounding is a mid-sized rubber compounder that provides recipe-to-dock custom and toll compounding for customers using rubber and related specialty materials. It serves a broad set of industries, including aerospace, non-tire automotive, appliances, construction, electrical, pharmaceutical, and roll applications, delivering compounds tailored to performance and regulatory needs. The company manufactures strip, slab, sheet, and calendered compounds, as well as skids, while offering recipe development, performance improvements, cost reduction, rapid order turnaround, and comprehensive testing and quality assurance for hazardous, MIL-SPEC, FDA-grade, and other grades.

Its production footprint spans multiple locations in Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mexico, with headquarters in Barberton, Ohio, underscoring its regional manufacturing base. In 2019, the business was acquired by HEXPOL Group, integrating Preferred Compounding into a broader specialty polymers group.

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