Products > Neoprene > News > Articles Articles Neoprene – the Secret of Eternal Youth! Commercialized nearly 75 years ago, DuPont Performance Elastomers' Neoprene polychloroprene, the world's first synthetic elastomer, is still the workhorse of industry, and focus of continued innovation in seals, hoses and other flexible automotive parts, window gaskets, highway joints and other resilient building components, power cable jacketing, shoe soles, wet suits, household gloves, coated fabrics and adhesives. Click here for full story   Moisture Resistant Building Insulation with Neoprene Liquid Dispersion Swedish building company Mark-oDräneringsTeknik AB (MDT) has developed Isodrän®-board, a system of breathable, drainable, insulation boards using DuPont Performance Elastomers Neoprene Liquid Dispersion as the key bonding agent, to provide a warm and dry layer on basement walls and flat roofs, and a growth-stimulating surface under sportsfields. Click here for full story   'Flying on the Ground' with Neoprene The revolutionary Transrapid transport system connecting Shanghai Airport and city center dispenses with the wheels and rails of a conventional railroad and functions instead by electromagnetic levitation. The key propulsion system in the track relies on motor winding cable developed by Nexans Deutschland Industries GmbH & Co. KG, and jacketed with DuPont Performance Elastomers Neoprene. Click here for full story   Trademarks, Terms Of Use, Privacy, and Copyright© 1996-2008 DuPont Performance Elastomers. All rights reserved. DuPont™ is a trademark of DuPont and its affiliates. Copyright© 2008. All rights reserved.