Why is the technology associated with the manufacturing of Guayule unique?
Guayule is the only source of natural rubber latex free of tropical proteins. Yulex has the exclusive license to a patented process to produce latex and products from Guayule. One patent covers a novel method for extracting and manufacturing Guayule natural rubber latex. The second patent covers rubber products made from such novel methods. Guayule latex meets the critical performance standards necessary for many medical, industrial, and military applications and exceeds performance of many synthetic lattices. The Guayule processing technology includes methods for latex extraction and product refinement. Former USDA scientist and now an executive of Yulex, Dr. Katrina Cornish developed proprietary methods of extracting Guayule latex, assuring low protein concentrations. In addition, proprietary programs in commercial farming and harvesting that increase the plant’s latex yields with faster growing cycles.
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