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  • Rubber prices hit record high, fueling manufacturers’ appetite for Guayule rubber
  • Distinguished Service: Guayule’s Role in World War II
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New Facility Update »

By Admin on Sep 6th, 2011 in Chandler facility, Guayule, Industry News, Yulex | 13 Comments

Yulex Corporation’s new production facility, set to open January 2012, is located within the Lone Butte Industrial Park in Chandler, Arizona, and is part of the Gila River Indian Community. Yulex  has refurbished  and upgraded three existing structures on the site, as opposed to bulldozing and building from scratch, in a conscious effort to make [...]

Distinguished Service: Guayule’s Role in World War II »

By admin on Nov 12th, 2010 in Guayule News | Comment Now

During World War II, trading and exchange with Southeast Asia was stifled and many Americans were required to ration items that were in short supply. Rubber was one such item and, in fact, was the first non-food item required to be rationed. According to author and guayule scholar Mark R. Finlay, as early as 1910, [...]

Yulex CEO Featured Speaker at Bio-Based Conference »

By Julie on Feb 12th, 2010 in Alternative Energy, Green Products, Guayule, Guayule News, GuayuleBlog, Latex Allergy, Rubber and Latex Prices, Rubber history, Science, medical devices | 3 Comments

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 [...]

Results of the International Latex conference are in… »

By Admin on Jul 28th, 2008 in Guayule News, Rubber and Latex Prices, medical devices | 2 Comments

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 [...]

FDA clears glove made from guayule »

By Admin on Apr 23rd, 2008 in Guayule News, GuayuleBlog, Latex Allergy | 1 Comment

The first medical device made from guayule natural rubber has just been cleared to market by the FDA. This is very exciting news for individuals with latex allergies and medical institutions becoming latex-safe! Soon we’ll be seeing guayule catheters, guayule dental dams, guayule everything. Here’s one article I found about the 510(k) clearance from the [...]

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