Alliance Rubber Company Explained

Alliance Rubber Company
Type:Private
Industry:Manufacturer of:
Founded: in Alliance, Ohio
Founder:W.H.Spencer
Hq Location City:Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hq Location Country:United States
Area Served:Worldwide
Num Employees:176
Num Employees Year:2018

Alliance Rubber Company is an American manufacturer of natural rubber bands. The company was originally located in Alliance, Ohio, but is now headquartered in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was founded by William H. Spencer in 1923.

History

Originally, Alliance rubber bands were made from cutting rejected rubber inner tubes. Spencer took the bands to the Akron Beacon Journal and persuaded them to wrap their newspapers with a band to prevent them from coming apart and blowing across lawns.[1]

Alliance went on to expand its business in 1944 with an additional production plant in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

In March 2020, Alliance announced that they would retool their manufacturing facility to create products (such as Rubber Strips) used to manufacture personal protective equipment (PPE) to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Origins of ordinary things: Rubber bands . The New Times . live . 2019-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190717160015/https://www.newtimes.co.rw/lifestyle/origins-ordinary-things-rubber-bands . 2019-07-17 .
  2. Web site: Hot Springs company switches gears to help with PPE shortage nationwide. KARK. April 14, 2020.