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Zeon and Yokohama Rubber develop synthetic rubber from biomass

Zeon Corporation, with National Research and Development Agency (RIKEN) and Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., recently made isoprene from biomass. Isoprene is the raw material used to produce synthetic rubber (polyisoprene rubber) for automobile tires. Industrial isoprene is currently produced as…