Guayule Blog

An attendee and participant in the 11th annual international latex conference recently gave me the update on what was discussed and the key messages from the conference. Here they are:

Manufacturers, medical institutions, shippers, and the end-user are all suffering from the rising costs and reduced availability of raw materials. Speculators have now found rubber so [...]

We recently came across historic photos from the early 1900’s when the first domestic enterprise, the Intercontinental Rubber Company, produced guayule rubber from plants grown in California. During WWII when America’s supply of natural rubber is cut off by the Japanese, the U.S. government purchased IRC to scale up a U.S. rubber industry.

The Green Summit is expected to draw 10,000 attendees to its trade show and Advancing Sustainability Conference at the Phoenix Convention Center Sep. 5 to 6 in Arizona.
Yulex CEO Jeffrey Martin will present “Using Sustainability as a Guide for Business Growth,” sharing his experience taking Yulex Corporation and its sustainable model from concept to commercial success.
The presentation [...]

It’s the first day of the 11th Annual International Latex Conference in Ohio where everything from synthetic latex blends concerns to the global outlook of natural rubber latex will be discussed. Some questions attendees can expect to be answered:  

Could the growth of guayule production in the U.S. lead to the re-vitalization of the latex [...]

Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers’ Association expects the price of latex examination gloves to increase sharply from US$7 to US$9 with certain types of gloves even higher. Increase in manufacturing costs, fuel prices, packaging and electricity are all contributing factors. Article reported by The Edge Daily. Now should I ask if we need a U.S. source for [...]