US Rubber were able to acquire some of the biggest rubber manufacturing factories around the world such as Goodyear tyres which allowed the chain to monopolise the rubber industry. This put the company in position to produce some of the highest quality sneakers of its time and paved the way for some of the biggest sneaker brands in the world to this date. U.S. Rubber manufactured Keds in their factory and alumni of the U.S. Rubber factory workers includes Marquis Converse.