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Gendon Polymer Services Inc.
Company OverviewGendon Polymer Services is a specialty compounder based in Bolton, Ontario, Canada. Gendon, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is prime developer of custom compounds for a wide range of applications from wire and cable to building and construction, as well as highly engineered technical compounds for injection molding applications.
Founded in 1993, Gendon has deep experience in the design and processing of rubber and polymer-based compounds. In addition, Gendon manufactures masterbatch compounds used in industrial applications such as mining and tunnel ventilation, building products notably replica cedar siding and steep-slope roofing.
Gendon offers a wide range of masterbatches, thermoplastic-based and thermoset compounds:
Polyolefin-based compounds (e.g., PP, PE, EVA...)
Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE)-based compounds
Low smoke halogenated and non-halogenated flame retardant (FR) compounds and masterbatches
UV-stabilized masterbatches
Color concentrates
Conductive polymer compounds
Carbon-black masterbatches
Gendon's product line encompasses thermoplastics and thermoset-based materials, with special focus on halogen free Flame-Retardant compounds with low smoke generation. For thermosets, Gendon offers radiation cure (EV beam) as well as chemical cure (CV and Mold Cure) technologies for the North American and global marketplace.
Gendon's portfolio of products have been designed for challenging applications in military, naval shipboard, transit, communications, power & utility, renewable energy (PV, wind), oil & gas, and industrial markets. For decades, Gendon products have performed consistently in extremely harsh, aggressive environments where flammability, electrical performance, and chemical resistance are critical. With well-established product brands such as Genflam®, Genfil® and GenNex®, Gendon excels at solving its customers' formulation challenges.
Leadership Team
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Charles Clement
President & General Manager
graduate of the University of Paris in Chemical Engineering and holder of PhD in Materials Process Engineering
over 20 years of experience in various engineering, new business development and R&D roles in wire & cable manufacturing, chemicals and plastics, and advanced composites
been with Marmon for 8 years and with Gendon since July 2020
areas of expertise include materials engineering, process engineering, growth strategy formulation, new business development, marketing, operations, financial stewardship, pricing and corporate relations
patent-holder of 3 U.S. Patents – No. 9,343,204, No. 9,608,424 B2, and No. 9,649,797 B1
hobbies include reading, anisette making, table tennis and spending time with family and friends
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Michael Kidd
Vice President, Operations
over 3 decades' worth of experience in plastics, polymer compounding, wire & cable
areas of expertise include production/operations, plant management, production scheduling, inventory control, polymer compounding equipment and machinery, lean manufacturing, staffing and labor relations
hobbies include travel, wine, and cheering on the Toronto Raptors and the Buffalo Bills
R&D and Technical Services
Gendon Polymers' research and development centre is continually developing new compounds to meet the expanding needs of our customers.
Our knowledgeable and highly skilled team of scientists and technicians stay on top of the latest scientific breakthroughs in order to design and develop custom compounds that meet their specific needs and applications.
As a specialty compounding house with world leading polymer knowledge, Gendon works closely with the largest wire and cable houses in the world to help develop specialty products for the marketplace. Because of the sensitive intellectual property that is shared between Gendon and our customers, we commonly establish development and commercial NDA's that protect our customer's interests.
Our company has the equipment and technical knowledge to analyze thermal, physical, rheological and flame retardant properties of compounds and tailor formulations to pass the specific requirements or applications.
Our development centre has the following equipment at the ready:
Brabender mixers
Brabender extruders with tape and wire die
Differential scanning calorimeter
Thermagraphic analyzer
Cone calorimeter
Universal physical tester
Melt indexer
Hot air ovens
Low temperature brittleness tester
E662 and NES711 smoke testing
Gendom Polymer Services IncPhone: 905-951-6118
Email: info@gendon.com
38 Nixon Road
Bolton, ON Canada
L7E 1W2
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