History

Milestones:

1988 - Oxford begins operations as a marketing and sales organization specializing in selling engineering thermoplastics throughout the northeastern part of the United States.

1991 - Oxford moves to a larger 20,000 sf facility in Middletown Ct. to warehouse materials for it's growing customer base

1993 - Oxford establishes in house laboratory to test and inspect all materials

1994 - Oxford establishes standard product line of common engineered thermoplastics. This product line is manufactured at various approved subcontract manufacturers.

1995 - Oxford becomes approved supplier to GM/Delphi and expands customer base outside the Northeast.

1997 - Oxford relocates to 50,000 sf plant at present site in New Britain, CT and begins in house extrusion by purchasing 2 single screw extruders. Oxford achieves ISO9001 quality registration. All production and testing performed at Oxford falls under new quality standard.

1998 - Oxford broadens standard product line offerings to include highly reinforced compounds. Oxford introduces Oxnilon, our brand name for nylon 6 and 66 products. Oxford purchases its first production twin screw extruder.

2000 - Oxford Performance Materials is spun out as a stand-alone corporation to specialize in OXPEEK compounds for body implant applications.

2002 - Oxford doubles plant size to 100,000 sf to house additional compounding equipment along with close loop recycling machinery.

2003 - Oxford purchases competitive compounder including equipment and customers.

2004 - Oxford doubles twin screw compounding capacity with new production extruder

2005 - Oxford Polymers enhances capability to reinforce most engineering grade plastics with up to 60% short glass fibers, and starts to compete for long glass fiber applications.

2007 - Oxford broadens product offerings in High heat alloys with various base resins including PEI, PPS, and PPA.