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n. - Derivative of butadiene used in making neoprene by polymerization.

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  • By contrast, members of a chloroprene-rubber cartel were fined €243 million in December 2007.
  • During the near decade of regular meetings, the companies colluded to agree on each others 'market shares and set prices for chloroprene rubber, discussing specific...
  • The cartel for chloroprene rubber, which is used for products such as condoms, shoe soles and diving equipment, lasted from 1993 to 2002, according to the commission,...
  • In December, Bayer escaped a fine because it received full immunity for blowing the whistle on the price fixing for chloroprene rubber, which is used to make hoses,...
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