Patagonia promotes guayule as ‘the best weed in town’
06/08/2014
The most environmentally harmful aspect of a wetsuit is the manufacturing of the neoprene, a petroleum-derived material.
Patagonia's search for alternatives led to a partnership with Yulex, a company making plant-based biorubbers derived from the guayule plant (pictured).
Patagonia is now making its Yulex wetsuit in a 60/40 blend (60% guayule, 40% neoprene), and is working on a 100% guayule suit.
Other brands such as Quiksilver have shown an interest in using the technology.
See WSA November/December 2013 – available in our archived library – for a closer look.
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