The award, presented to Avon by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh himself, is awarded every two years to organisations or individuals who have developed ‘polymers in the service of mankind’. Avon Rubber was selected for this year’s award largely for its 100 years of respiratory protection development. The company has been producing rubber gas masks in the First World War. They were used in the Second World War and today are used by more than two million people around the world.
IOM3 is a major UK membership organisation which exists to promote and develop all aspects of materials science, engineering and associated technologies as a leading authority in the worldwide materials, minerals and mining community.
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