EU funds €7.7 million program to produce rubber from guayule and other crops »
Known as the EU-PEARLS project, it is being coordinated by Wageningen University in the Netherlands with the involvement of the University of Lausanne in Switzerland and the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Spain, and Kazakhstan. Yulex Corporation is providing support on behalf of the U.S. The project aims to develop new crops for the production and [...]
Yuma, Arizona names Guayule its Crop of the Week »
Kurt Nolte, an agriculture agent and Yuma County Cooperative Extension director, picked guayule to spotlight in the Yuma Sun as his Crop of the Week. He writes: “Clean new technologies make it possible to extract natural rubber, latex, ethanol, non-toxic adhesives and other specialty chemicals from guayule…. Yulex Corp. has been positioning Arizona as the epicenter [...]
Rubber & Plastic News article discusses ripple effect caused by rising rubber costs »
Raw materials are causing a ripple effect that starts with rubber, chemical suppliers is the headline from a recent article in Rubber & Plastics most recent issue. Here’s an excerpt: “Recent rubber price increases generally have stuck because customers really don’t have any other choices, said Bill Hyde, director of C4 olefins and elastomers for Houston-based [...]
Top 5 Plants that inspire technology »
CleanTechnica, a blog about the latest trends in Clean Tech from renewable energy sources to less toxic electronics, posted the Top 5 Plants that Inspire New Technology today and guayule made the cut. It says guayule is one of the five plants with surprising super powers and is providing a boost to technological innovation with a [...]
MARGMA announces increase in glove price »
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 [...]
