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Guayule (pronounced ‘why-YOU-lee’) is a versatile desert plant native to the U.S. Southwest and northern Mexico. Most commonly cultivated for a safe alternative to latex rubber from Hevea, guayule is also a U.S. source of renewable energy for electrical power and biofuels, resins for bioadhesives and pesticides, and composites for anti-termite particle board and cellulosic insulation. It is also the only U.S. source for another vital industrial material – bulk rubber.  

During the second world war, when tropically supplied rubber was in short supply, guayule was cultivated en masse to provide a domestic rubber alternative. Since that time, it has been “re-discovered” because of it’s many wonderful properties:

• It can be grown profitably in the arid deserts of central and northern Mexico and the American Southwest providing a much needed crop for farming in these areas.
• The latex derived from guayule does not contain the dangerous tropical proteins found in latex derived from Hevea rubber trees so it is a safe material for medical devices.
• Guayule is naturally resistant to pests and does not require the use of pesticide.
• The biomass from the guayule rubber extraction process can be used to create a variety of other products, including cellulosic ethanol. This makes guayule a credible alternative energy source.

GuayuleBlog.com serves as a resource for guayule news and information - from rubber and latex prices to information about latex allergies to promising new developments of guayule-based alternative energy.Guayule Blog is graciously sponsored by Yulex Corporation, the leading producer and innovator of guayule.