How a weak rubber supply chain threatens US national security

By Rebecca Trager2025-11-03T15:10:00

Source: Courtesy of Irene Yurovskaya

Irene Yurovska raises the alarm on US reliance on Chinese imports for critical chemical additives

Polymer chemist and engineer Irene Yurovska is vigorously sounding an alarm. She warns that supply chain issues surrounding the chemical additives used to make rubber and other polymers represents a serious US national security threat.