Rostone History Outings & Fun Copyright © 2009-2017 Last Updated: 12/29/17 07:16 AM Breakfast 2017 Various Pictures Health Info 1927 - 2005 Rostone Milestones 1927 - Rostone established 1932 - U.S. Patent Office grants a patent for an inorganic compound and the "process" to produce the material named Rosite® 1937 - Rosite® trademark granted (Electrical insulating compounds) 1956 - U.S. Patent Office grants a patent for "composite" material 1957 - Rostone develops polyester compounds 1958 - Lafayette (Indiana) manufacturing plant and HQ opens 1964 - Rostone begins license-relationship with Asahi Glass Co. (Japan) 1964 - Rostone acquired by the Allen-Bradley Company 1985 - Rostone internal mgmt. Team completes an L.B.O. 1985 - Rostone participates with Westinghouse in a joint-venture (Puerto Rico) 1985 - License arrangement established with Japanese manufacturer 1985 - License arrangement established with Taiwan, R.O.C. 1990 - Private investment firm acquires Rostone 1993 - Joint-venture in Puerto Rico replaced by license arrangement 1994 - Rostone initiates formal procedures and plan for ISO-9002 certification 1995 - Rostone recommended for ISO-9002 registration in August 1995 1999 - Rostone becomes ORC Plastics, Rostone Facility 2001 - Rostone achieves QS9000 registration 2005 - Industrial Dielectrics, Inc. purchases Rosite® name and formulations 2005 - Major Rostone assets are sold to Kurz-Kasch and Lafayette operations are discontinued