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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
                                October 20, 2004

                               ROGERS CORPORATION
               (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

      Massachusetts                    1-4347               06-0513860
State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation)                                    Identification No.)

       One Technology Drive, P.O. Box 188, Rogers, Connecticut 06263-0188
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

                                 (860) 774-9605
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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            (17 CFR 230.425)

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            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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            Exchange Act (17 CFR 204.13e-4(c))


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Item 2.02         Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In a press release dated October 20, 2004, the Registrant announced its third
quarter 2004 results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

Exhibit No.                       Description
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99.1         Press release, dated October 20, 2004, issued by Rogers Corporation
             (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02)

                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    ROGERS CORPORATION


                                    By: /s/ James M. Rutledge
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                                         James M. Rutledge
                                         Vice President Finance,
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date:  October 20, 2004