The director of Ohio Department of Development stopped by Buckeye Rubber Products in Lima to tour their facility.
The company makes various rubber materials for different types of industries such as automotive. Lydia Mihalik learned more about day-to-day operations and what employees receive working at the company. Business leaders say that it was important to share what they do not only for the state of Ohio but for nationwide and overseas clients as well.
"We have sheet rubber products that we sell into the oil and the gas industry for gaskets, we have various types of sheet components that we sell to the automotive sector. All the big three in the foreign manufacturers buy from us. We have structural products that are for bridge and road construction," commented Donovan Lonsway, Buckeye Rubber Products director of sales and marketing.
Buckeye Rubber Products is located at 637 North Jackson Street.
