Rogers Corp.

History

Year	Detail
1832	Peter Rogers started Rogers Paper Manufacturing Co. in Manchester, Connecticut.
1932	Rogers started a relationship with Dr. Leo Baekeland, a plastics pioneer, and added up a new product line of FIBERLOY phenolic resin plastics.
1945	Rogers opened the fabricating division to form products into various shapes and sizes for electrical and other manufacturers.
1956	Rogers acquired Cellular Rubber Products Co., an elastomer fabrication company in Willimantic, Connecticut, which was later known as the Willimantic Division.
1959	Rogers acquired the patent rights from the United Shoe Machinery Corporation for a micro-porous polyvinyl chloride breathable plastic developed for shoe insoles.
1960	Rogers introduces diallyl phthalate (DAP) molding materials, including electronic connectors, for the computer and telecommunications industries.
1967	Rogers acquired a 35,000-square-foot plant in Woodstock, Connecticut, to house PORON shoe and printing materials operations. The plant will continue to manufacture PORON at the Woodstock plant.
1980	Rogers acquired Soladyne, Inc., a leading manufacturer of microwave stripline and microstrip circuits used in microwave equipment for military electronics, in San Diego, California.
2002	Rogers launched BISCO EC-2000 Series Silicones, the industry's first electrically conductive EMI/RFI shielding material available globally.
2004	Rogers acquired KF Inc.'s nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) float business for around $3.5 million. This acquisition will expand Rogers' presence in worldwide markets and develop sales opportunities for existing products, such as the floats portion of the ECD business.
2022	Rogers Corp. becomes a partner in the European Union's Horizon Europe innovation program through the POWERDRIVE project to power electronics optimization for next-generation electric vehicle components.