Day in Tech History

Day in Tech History


November 2, 1931: DuPont DuPrene (Neoprene) Introduced

November 01, 2018

1931 – E.I. DuPont announces to the world they have come up with a new substance that is a Synthetic rubber called DuPrene. Made from Acetylene, salt and rubber, this combination would eventually be renamed NeoPrine in 1937.