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Shell chemicals companies are the only isoprene producers with production locations in multiple regions. Unlike many other isoprene producers, Shell chemicals companies are also ethylene producers, affording us better and more consistent access to crude C5s, the feedstock for isoprene production.

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The ancient Mayan people used natural latex from the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, to make rubber items more than 3000 years ago; today a very similar material to natural rubber is derived by polymerising isoprene.

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CAS number: 78-79-5 Chemical formula:C5H8

A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or Safety Data Sheet (SDS) describes the hazards of a product and explains

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