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Blue Star NBR

ASPR's IBx Portfolio


Product: NBR

Description of Project: Blue Star NBR, LLC was awarded a contract to increase domestic production capacity of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), a key raw material in producing nitrile exam gloves.

Unique Impact: This effort will increase NBR production by 90,000 metric tons per year by August 2022 to support domestic nitrile exam glove manufacturing.

Base Award Amount: $123,120,000.00

Category: PPE Capacity and Raw Materials