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Article: International nature on display at meetings.(News)
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- Rubber & Plastics News
- Article date:
- April 20, 2009
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The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers was "international long before globalization came into vogue.
"To our knowledge, when we were founded, we were the first truly international manufacturing trade association in the world, James L. McGraw said. "Fif- ty yearsthat's a major milestone. I know there are other organizations that are much older, but they are regionally based. And for us to have a truly international perspective is most noteworthy.
The IISRP is divided into three geographical areas: The European, Americas and Far Eastern sections. The majority of the IISRP member companies at its founding were based in the U.S., but ...