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That just happened today, so...
Any day now..
https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/VYST/profile
Vystar over the $5,000,000 dollar mark for the quarter, a new Company record!
Morning inVYSTors! Gonna be a September to remember as VYST gets it's groove on...
Take into account all the others that will be on the highways at the same time and sitting in your vehicle for hours if you do decide to stay later. Looks like it MIGHT start moving northward along east coast which I'm sure you are aware of. Depending on traffic and storm, going south instead of north might be best route. Never ceases to amaze me how some are clueless and unable to change plans when the situation changes. I went through Katrina, lived in N.O. Mid City (9Ft of water) and evacuated the day before it hit. I drove south toward storm then to Lafayette and much of the way was one of several vehicles on the hwy. I-10 had people stuck in their cars from N.O to Baton Rouge and beyond for over 48hrs. Was able to get back in city a few days later with some legal papers and a truck full of supplies to help. Very surreal.
Different storm, different landscape, etc, but things you might want to consider.
Also, be very wary of trees/powerlines around you with high winds.
Play it smart..GLTY and your family.
Kinda rolls off the tongue doesn't it...
Introducing Vytex!
Gonna get me some Vytex.
Better sex on Vytex!
Better and Safer sex with Vytex!
Where'd you get that Vytex?
My health has improved with Rx and Vytex!
Less wrecks with Vytex!
Ok, I'll stop....
Wait, one more
Don't use those plastic straws, Dex, use Vytex with your TexMex!
Your on the bad side of the storm that experiences the worse winds and storm surge...unsure of the topology of the area but if you are that close to the beach...get out if you are. Don't take chances with ones this large and strong. Be safe and take care. Hoping it takes a major turn north with no landfall.
same....the powdered part is also perfect for Vytex....since doesn't need a donner agent
I'm thinking you'd have quite a few takers
Licensing FEC tech, like the Hughes Reactor for things like vape pens etc....
Stay safe...
Vystar Contracts Med Air Solutions to White Label ViraTech Air Purification Systems And Distribute to Medical Housing Markets, Nursing Homes and Ecuador
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/06/10/1866288/0/en/Vystar-Contracts-Med-Air-Solutions-to-White-Label-ViraTech-Air-Purification-Systems-And-Distribute-to-Medical-Housing-Markets-Nursing-Homes-and-Ecuador.html
Right you are....excluding any massive contract PR within that time period
New Tweet: Someone asked about what intellectual property and FDA clearances Vystar has? Given the limited space for Twitter, I have posted a summary of images with most of the information for all.
Someone asked about what intellectual property and FDA clearances Vystar has? Given the limited space for Twitter, I have posted a summary of images with most of the information for all. $VYST pic.twitter.com/Q5rMidZVHw
— Vystar Corporation (@VystarCompany) August 30, 2019
Exactly..Vaping contaminants. Not so much with the manufactured made ones but the counterfeit or 'make at home' ones that frankly don't have the sterilization safe guards in place when making the vaping juice.
I'm sure the existing market is scrambling right now looking for a solution.
Today's Vytex NRL is far better than what Vytex NRL was, very important for the rubber/latex industry. Same goes with Vystar overall now in just the last year with their acquisitions, investors, et all.
Rotman saw Vytex/Vystar's greatest potential and now that it's in their hands will rock the marketplace.
Here's a write up back in the beginning about Vytex. Things are moving rapidly much more now at an exponentially pace with Rotmans in the picture.
Latex is EVERYWHERE
It coats Mackintosh rain coats. It covers the hair of championship swimmers. It keeps pathogens away in the surgery room. It's Catwoman's signature look. And, of course, it's the foundation for the modern contraceptive industry.
The natural material is used in just about everything. The problem: more than 2 million Americans are allergic to it, including an outsized population of healthcare workers.
Duluth, Ga.-based Vystar is the company responsible for Vytex, an alternative type of natural latex that's engineered to reduce the amount of antigenic proteins in the material. It's also more sustainable, since it takes less water and energy to produce.
I spoke with chief executive Bill Doyle about his company's mission to bring "green chemistry" to the masses.
SP: How did Vystar get started?
BD: We got started back in 2000. A friend of my business partner challenged him -- he's a Georgia Tech chemical engineer -- to solve the latex allergy issue. So many people are allergic to the proteins.
He came to the conclusion to work with the raw material latex. We set this up in 2004, and finished up our research and development and realized it was a very large marketplace, just as a widely-used material. We could sell to those companies making gloves.
The American Latex Allergy Association says [the rate of latex allergy sufferers in the U.S.] is three percent. That can be an itch or a rash or full reaction: asthma, seizures, shock. It could be from a Band-Aid, it could be from a trip to the dentist.
Some people have to wear special socks and underwear. About 17 percent of healthcare workers have the problem; with repeated exposure, that allergy is gained.
There are 75 gloves [used] per day per hospital bed in the United States. There's a profound business opportunity there.
You've got gloves. Not just exam gloves, but surgical gloves, clean-up gloves. Adhesives -- a Band-Aid, or a Post-It note, or the foam pieces of a mattress. The foam mattress itself, by far preferred in Europe. Clothing -- if you have clothing with an elastic band on it, it's more than likely latex. Socks, underwear, bra straps. Those things that have "memory" and don't buckle with washing. Balloons, except for Mylar. Condoms.
There are 1.3 to 1.4 million metric tons of liquid latex that go into the non-tire marketplace every year. That's worth $3.7 billion every year. That's big business.
The best part is that latex is natural. It comes out of a tree. It grows 25 degrees on either side of the equator.
SP: You're not the only business trying to solve the problem. What makes you different?
BD: Some businesses were denaturing the proteins with enzymes. The problem is whatever can be denatured can be renatured. Other businesses rinse the gloves more, but that breaks down the barrier properties of latex.
No matter how much you build something, unless you sell and market it, they're not going to come. The enzyme guys never had that marketing thing. They were never set up that way.
We've raising funds for sales and PR. We present at conferences. We've gotten out there.
SP: Now you promote Vytex as a sustainable alernative.
BD: We started out to be one thing. We wound up being something very different. Let's say a glove manufacturer does two or three chlorine bleaches and warm water rinses to get protein levels done. You get the same amount with Vytex with none. That's huge for the environment.
We showed the balloon makers that they don't have to use titanium dioxide to bleach the balloons to tint them with pigment.
SP: What about the price? Is your alternative prohibitively expensive?
BD: Once they try it, it's about a nine to 12-month process. These companies are entrenched in what they do. We're more expensive than natural latex, but if you look at overall production costs, it's either a small premium, you break even, or even come out on the other side overall, because you use less chemicals and water.
We have two patents. We discovered that people who had a problem with gloves had more of a problem when they were powdered. The powder was absorbing the proteins and concentrating them in certain areas. Some of these talcs have aluminum hydroxide in them, which is insoluble.
How do you get it to work with liquid latex? We put it in a slurry, into the solution, and during centrifuging, the proteins were falling to the bottom. Now you've got all the non-rubber content in the skim. The top layer is your Vytex product. Any latex that's non-tire goes through the centrifuging process. The skim can be used for roller-blade tires.
That's why they call Vytex the "no-odor foam." We remove all the stuff that decays.
SP: All of this involves the manipulation of natural latex. Haven't we figured out a completely synthetic solution?
BD: We have. But it's very expensive. It's also a petroleum byproduct. Do you want to switch yourself in that mode?
The balloon industry did a study that showed that a natural latex balloon in a forest or a landfill has the same sustaining length of time as an oak leaf. Show me a Mylar balloon that isn't going to be there in the next Ice Age.
SP: What's your next step?
BD: We are working on a better Vytex. We've found ways already to start peeling costs away to make it better.
We just finished up a major research project with one of our labs, not located in the United States. A Vytex made more efficiently and effectively.
We're a small company going through this. We're focusing on these seven industries. We have just barely scratched the surface in the glove and condom industries; we've got a very good foothold in the balloon industry. We've just scratched the surface in adhesives. I have manufacturing in India, Malaysia, Thailand, Guatemala.
There are two companies that are under a license model, because they actually do some selling for me. Guatemala handles the Americas; India handles its own country. I'm very cautious with bringing people on because I obviously have to share the specific formula with them. There's only so much included in a patent.
SP: What's your biggest challenge?
BD: Overcoming any little price discrepancy that's out there.
Trying to get someone to try a new raw material is a touchy thing to start with. The biggest challenge has been that increase in price, in a latex environment where natural rubber latex is up almost 100 percent over last year.
Even for people who have their lines set up with that, some have just converted to make Nitrile gloves, or neoprene condoms, because sadly those things have become more cost-effective. Every single commodity is up significantly.
SP: All else equal, what's your value proposition? Cost or environment?
BD: It's a combination of both. I actually have companies, where we're in the final stages of production trials, that brought this product in for no other reason than because it's natural. That's significant because they use some other synthetic materials, and they get good results, but one of their mandates would be to have parallel lines of completely natural [products].
Some of the companies -- I sit back and think it's really amazing that they've given feedback for us to make a better Vytex. They believe in the fact that the more we do with sustainable raw materials, the better off we'll be in the long run.
Expect to see some heavy marketing for Vytex bedding, comparing themselves to the competition like Casper.
To get an idea, read this:
https://www.nontoxicreboot.com/best-nontoxic-mattresses/
July 22nd....not Aug
Think you misread what willy wrote.
Only if they are made with Vytex NRL! Nitrile gloves for example can take decades or even hundres of years to biodegrade.
correct. While some latex products, like balloons are filled with plasticicers and chemicals unlike Vytex NRL which allow it to biodegrade faster....instead of somewhere up around 4 years to biodegrade, Vytex will only take about 6 months (factors like anaerobic and aerobic taken into account). Also to consider, bedding products made with foam (polyurethane) don't biodegrade well in anaerobic conditions like in landfills and are petroleum based. 'My Pillow' is just ripped up polyurethane foam which is known to 'off gas' and foam pillows have flame retardants that are known to cause cancer, neurological issues, etc
More tweets
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New Tweet: Q. Plans for expansion? Rotmans side we have invested heavily in technology to grow internet sales i.e. Wayfair. We do a better job on customer service, less returns because we have infrastructure. Looking at more specialty smaller micro-stores; bedding & living room. $VYST
Q. Plans for expansion? On the Vystar side we have invested heavily in product development using Vytex foam as a base. Company-owned product = higher margins, i.e. our mattress line's, pillows, toppers now moving into upholstered products like sofas. $VYST
We do well with Amazon now, but the costs are high. Most of the industry uses Amazon as a vehicle for advertising & reviews but ultimately looking to push sales to Company-owned sites.
What we are finding is, we are an ideal cost-effective replacement in most cases, injection molding is one area we are working hard to grow; i.e. food-packaging, straws, lego bricks, bottles... We can make a big difference because we are eco-friendly. $VYST
Definitely get in touch with them and tell them your story....
Nice MMM, and bound to be converted to Vytex NRL soon I'm sure.
My opinion as well drum..
I've gone through so many different types of pillows since I was a kid. Gel, bamboo, foam, etc. I bought my first latex pillow (Beauty Rest) over 10 years ago and found it to be better than the others in keeping cooler and support. The drawback was that it smelled pretty bad for quite awhile even after letting it sit outside to 'air out' for days. Also after just a year when taking the case off I noticed it starting to change colors to a darker yellow and not long after that pieces started to fall off making it impossible to take the cover off without lots of chuncks peeling off of it. I found out that is because of the denaturing of protiens along with all the other 'contaminates' inherently found it just NRL. Here's a pic I took at the time of two latex pillows 2 diff manufacturers one being Beauty Rest..
They gave the 'life' of these pillows about 8 years but they only lasted just a few.
Vytex NRL has a 'life' of about 15 years and better even up to 20 due to the removal of virtually all proteins and other contaminants. One other thing I found out is I have not woken in the middle of some random night with a pounding headache since using the Vytex pillow since the beginning of February of this year.
Just some of what to expect on Rotmans' 'Super8k'...
First, looking at this chart(it's interactive with your cursor)and see how the second half of the year in Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores are significantly higher during the second half of the year.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RSFHFSN
Now focus on the second half of year 2017 on the chart, which will be included in the Rotman's 2yr financials. It is the highest it has been since 1992 with one exception in 2005 where it was pretty much at the same level as 2017.
Factor in what Steve Rotman said in May of 2017 where he stated that Rotmans was averaging 38M a year in revenue and increasing at about 15% a year: (H/T SGW)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H03isWUeMZU