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A natural latex from guayule plants to produce stronger, softer, and non-allergenic gloves
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Guayule Latex
A natural latex from guayule plants to produce stronger, softer, and non-allergenic gloves
Label Date
May 30, 2023
By
Guatecs
From
France
Maturity stage
TRL 6 - Prototype testing 1:1 in lab
Looking for funding on RUNWAY
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GuaTecs is producing the first premium, local, and natural latex in Europe. This latex will ensure local medical gloves production. It will increase European sovereignty, in particular against the pandemic phenomenon. Such re localisation will reduce importation costs and increase CO2 capture.
The Environmental Benefits
- •The guayule gloves are not generating allergic disease, unlike hevea gloves
- •The guayule gloves are 30% stronger and 30% softer than synthetic gloves
- •Guayule rubber contributes 75% less to CO2 emission than synthetic rubber
- •Guayule is not contributing to deforestation, unlike hevea
The Financial Benefits
- •GuaTecs business will generate more than 100 direct industrial employees and 100 indirect agronomical employees
- •GuaTecs business will reduce drastically the hevea latex and rubber importation
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Guatecs
Production of guayule latex.
Headquarters
34090 Montpellier, France
Type
Startup or self-employed
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