Core Capability · Lining

Industrial rubber lining that survives the chemistry.

Tanks, vessels, pipe, chutes — anywhere acid, caustic, or aggressive chemistry attacks bare steel. We install chemical-resistant rubber linings using compounds and cements from top US material suppliers. Installation methods tested across decades. Field installation or shop installation. The years of abuse our linings endure attest to the workmanship that our installers put into every job.

89YRS
Lining Industrial Vessels
Since 1937
US
Top Material Suppliers
(Compounds + Cements)
40+
States Served
For Field Installation
Years
of Service Life
Our Linings Deliver
What We Do

Rubber lining work that holds up to real industrial chemistry.

Capability 01

Tanks, vessels, pipe, chutes

Process tanks. Storage vessels. Pickling tubs. Pipe runs. Chutes. Hoppers. Anywhere bare steel meets acid, caustic, or abrasive material — we line it with the right rubber for the service.

Capability 02

Top US material suppliers

Compounds and cements sourced from the top US rubber material suppliers. We don't cut corners on the base material. The lining is only as good as the compound and the cement that bond it to the steel.

Capability 03

Field installation across 40+ states

Many lining jobs can't come to the shop — they're installed in place at the customer's facility. Our field crews travel across the eastern and central US for on-site lining work. We bring the materials, the tools, and the experience.

Capability 04

Shop installation for smaller vessels

Vessels small enough to ship come into our Memphis shop. We strip the existing lining (if any), prep the steel surface, install the new lining, cure it, and ship it back ready for service.

Capability 05

Welded seams and challenging geometries

Our installers have been doing this work for decades. The cement and weld lines are where standard rubber linings fail — we use techniques tested across thousands of installations to prevent the predictable failure points.

Capability 06

Industries: chemical processing, pulp/paper, mining, food

Wherever standard steel surfaces can't survive the process chemistry, we line them. Chemical processing acid tanks. Pulp and paper bleach plant equipment. Mining slurry chutes. Food-grade applications with the right approved compounds.

Rubber Lining Compound Families

Engineered for the chemistry you're trying to contain.

The 7 base rubber families below cover most industrial lining service. Our team specifies the right base material, durometer, and cure for your specific chemistry, temperature, and abrasion profile. We can also work with any custom compound an engineer specs out — if your application requires something specific, we source it from top US material suppliers and install it. Download the spec sheets, then tell us which roll positions you're running and we'll recommend the right one — or build you a new formulation if none of these match your environment.

★ Branded Compound

ChemFlex

Chemical-resistant compound for tank and vessel lining applications with aggressive process chemistry.

Download Spec Sheet
Family 01

Natural Rubber

Soft natural rubber for concentrated hydrochloric acid. Semi-hard natural rubber for diluted HCl. Cost-efficient with excellent abrasion and cut-and-gouge resistance. Not suited for oil or ozone exposure.

Family 02

Styrene-Butadiene (SBR)

Synthetic rubber with similar molecular structure to natural rubber. Excellent abrasion resistance, fair cut/tear resistance. Like natural rubber, poor in oil and weather/ozone service.

Family 03

Butyl — Chlorobutyl & Bromobutyl (IIR)

Air-impermeable rubber that excels in chemical service. Bromobutyl for severe service conditions. Chlorobutyl for oxidizing solutions including hydrofluoric acid. High heat tolerance to 210°F+.

Family 04

EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer)

Excellent heat resistance, excellent weather and ozone resistance. Good chemical resistance, fair oil resistance. Peroxide cure or sulfur cure available depending on service profile.

Family 05

Neoprene & Chloroprene

Excellent oil resistance. Common in seawater service. Good resistance to weather, ozone, and heat. Available in white for food-grade applications. Satisfactory for general chemical service.

Family 06

Nitrile — Acrylonitrile (NBR)

Excellent oil resistance — the right choice when hydrocarbon or oil content exceeds 200 ppm. Good resistance to chemicals, weather/ozone, and heat. Available in soft and semi-hard durometers.

Family 07

Hydrogenated Nitrile (HNBR)

Premium tier. Excellent oil, chemical, and heat resistance plus good weather/ozone resistance. Higher price point, longer service life, superior performance across multiple resistance categories.

Custom Engineered

Whatever the engineer specs

If your application requires a compound not in the 7 base families above — a proprietary formulation, an alternative chemistry, a specific durometer or cure system — we work with whatever an engineer specifies. We source from the top US material suppliers and install with the same shop standards.

National Service · Flat-Rolled Metals Manufacturers · Coast to Coast Arthur Rubber Company manufactures from our Memphis, TN headquarters and ships engineered roll covers, sleeves, and rubber components to flat-rolled metals customers across all 50 states. Concentrated steel-belt service in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland (U.S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Steel Dynamics, AK Steel, ArcelorMittal regions). Aluminum mill service across Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, South Carolina, Ohio. Coil coating and galvanizing line service in California, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Mississippi. Auto-belt manufacturing service in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas. Paper & pulp service in Wisconsin, Maine, Alabama, Georgia, Washington, Oregon, North Carolina, South Carolina. Our flatbed fleet covers the Mid-South direct; common carrier freight covers the rest of the continental US. International freight available on request.