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- ↑ "Video: HF Mixing Group's Limper receives ITEC honor". Rubber and Plastics News. Crain. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ Schunk, Andrew (November 21, 2023). "ACS Rubber Division names six as 2024 winners of Science & Technology Awards". Rubber News. Crain. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ↑ Beaven, Erin Pustay (21 July 2022). "Will Mars named 2022 Herzlich Award winner". Rubber News. Crain. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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