The Lead Center Mixing, a global unit of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST), has 10 mixing plants worldwide. Out of this group, the Bristol plant ranks second for the quantity of rubber compounds produced.
It is the most important production site for compounds in North, Central, and South America and contributes more than 40 percent of the region’s total production volume.
The facility primarily supports the company‘s seal production in New Hampshire, though it does supply all the other facilities in the region.
About 45 employees work at the Bristol mixing plant, which has a production area of more than 32,000 square feet (3,000 square meters) and handles more than 172 active compounds.
