Natural rubber is a durable polymer material that's in too many products to count: gloves, tires, shoes, medical devices, conveyor belts. Derived from natural rubber latex, a milk-like substance ...

All it took was a change to the long-accepted, high-intensity vulcanization process to develop a material that's 10 times ...

In September, the European Commission listed natural rubber as a critical raw material for the European Union, bringing new attention to the sustainable supply of the material. A "critical raw ...

Pirelli has launched its first full production tires with over 70% bio-based and recycled materials. The new line of P Zero ...

Natural rubber is a durable polymer material that’s in too many products to count: gloves, tires, shoes, medical devices, conveyor belts. Derived from natural rubber latex, a milk-like substance from ...

The natural rubber, 13.96 million metric tons of it, was collected by poorly paid workers tapping trees by hand [6] – about 42 billion liters of latex dribbled into little cups. Unlike all other ...

The 20-year high for natural rubber prices was in February 2011, when it peaked at $6.26 per kg. Since then, the price has been steadily dropping and over the last five years, it has averaged ...

Circular economy: Researchers show how synthetic rubber raw material can be degraded Date: December 9, 2021 Source: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg ...

WORCESTER, Mass. and AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vystar Corp. (OTC Market: VYST) announced advances in ultra-low protein natural rubber latex relating to performance ...

BRUSSELS—The European Union has included natural rubber on its list of "critical" raw materials for a second time, a move praised by the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association. The Brussels ...