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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 10, 2006

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

         Massachusetts                     1-4347                06-0513860
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
        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
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    Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



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ITEM 7.01         Regulation FD Disclosure

In a press release dated October 10, 2006, the Registrant announced an update to
its third quarter 2006 guidance. 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, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor
shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 10, 2006, issued by Rogers Corporation
         (furnished herewith pursuant to Item 7.01).


                                   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/ Dennis M. Loughran
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                                                Dennis M. Loughran
                                                Vice President, Finance and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer

Date:  October 10, 2006