- Applications:Equipment & Parts, Jacketing & Insulation, Housewares
- Product Families:Butadiene Rubbers (BR), Thermoset Elastomers
- Chemical Family:Polybutadienes, Polychloroprenes
- Polymer Name:Chloroprene Rubber (CR)
- End Uses:Electrical Insulation, Household Goods, Appliances
Goodyear Rubber Company of So. California Neoprene Polymer, or polychloroprene, is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene. Neoprene was invented by DuPont scientists in 1930. Neoprene polymer exhibits good chemical stability and maintains flexibility over wide temperature range. It is used in wide variety of applications such as laptop sleeves, swim suits, electrical insulations and fire retardant rubber products in mass transit applications.