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Patagonia introduces plant-based alternative to neoprene wetsuits

19/11/2012

Outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has joined forces with clean tech company Yulex to develop a wetsuit made of a renewable biorubber that can be used as an alternative to traditional fossil-based neoprene. After four years of working together, the companies have have developed a material that allows them to make a wetsuit that is 60% guayule...

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