The company has established a vital international medical industry and sustainable clean tech industry in the U.S. Southwest and is expanding to other arid regions, developing guayule-based natural rubber that eliminates the need for toxic fire retardants. Yulex's rubber is non-sensitizing and plant-based, naturally suppressing flames, enabling clients and brands to replace petroleum-based and toxic materials with safe, plant-based specialty natural rubber and energy. Yulex also develops PEFC and FSC certified natural rubber supply chains for the consumer industry and invents materials from natural rubber, including YULEX closed-cell foam (to replace neoprene), YULASTIC natural rubber fiber (to replace spandex), and other high-performing and environmentally sustainable natural rubber components and products such as yoga mats.