Guayule named Crop of the Week »
The Yuma Sun in Arizona named guayule the “Crop of the Week” for the week of October 16-22, 2010. Native to the deserts of the U.S. Southwest, the guayule shrub is a commercial crop that produces a domestic source of rubber. The Yuma Sun estimates that the amount of guayule being grown in Yuma is [...]
Latex Allergy Awareness Week »
Most people have a general idea of what latex is, but how can you be allergic to latex and what does that mean? Allergic reactions to natural latex from Hevea brasiliensis, or the Brazilian rubber tree, are the body’s detrimental response to the material’s protein composition. Having a latex allergy means one’s body has an [...]
Guayule: the rubber industry’s Tesla Hybrid »
Let’s say you’re being offered a free car; would you choose the car with 500 horsepower and hand-stitched Italian leather interior, or the car that had all those features and was also a hybrid and better for the environment? Manufacturers face a similar situation when evaluating traditional and synthetic rubber materials against guayule natural rubber [...]
Yulex CEO Featured Speaker at Bio-Based Conference »
Jeff Martin, CEO of Yulex Corp., addressed 250 executives and researchers working to advance the commercialization of bio-based chemicals at the Next Generation Bio-Based Chemicals Conference in San Diego Feb. 9. In the same way that petroleum and natural gas provided the basis for an enormous petrochemicals industry beginning over 50 years ago, living plant-based [...]
Yulex: Arizona’s 2009 Green Innovator of the Year »
Guayule materials got a green stamp of approval on November 19 when the Arizona Technology Council presented Yulex Corporation with the Green Innovator of the Year award at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation gala in Phoenix. The award is given to an Arizona-based company in the technology industry each year, and recognizes Yulex’s scientific advancements and its [...]
