United States Rubber Company

United States Rubber Company

Uniroyal, formerly known as the United States Rubber Company, is an American brand of tires for cars, trucks, minivans, and SUVs, plus other synthetic rubber-related products, as well as variety of items for military use, such as ammunition, explosives, chemical weapons and operations and maintenance activities (O&MA) at the government-owned contractor-operated facilities. It was founded in Naugatuck, Connecticut, in 1892. The brand has a separate global entity that produces vinyl-coated fabric and soft trim products. It was one of the original 12 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and became Uniroyal, Inc., as part of creating a unified brand for its products and subsidiaries in 19