If you’ve read this column for any length of time, then you know I am obsessed with the fact that tires are agricultural products. Natural rubber is a key component in every tire, some more important ...

To make tire production more sustainable, Bridgestone is turning to a desert shrub called guayule as a source of natural rubber. Native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, guayule ...

The effort of decarbonizing transportation and making it more sustainable goes down to the tires, which should be made from natural rubber. Sustainability goes hand in hand with circular economy in ...

Natural rubber (NR) is considered to be an important industrial crop and is contained predominantly in the milky sap or latex of a tree known as Hevea brasiliensis, as well as a small amount of ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. David Woodburn, CEO of St. Louis-based agtech startup ...

Natural rubber prices hit ₹221/kg in Kottayam on tight supply, global price surge and West Asia tensions, with farmers ...

A new review highlights how biochar, a carbon-rich material made from agricultural and organic waste, could help transform ...

The petrochemical industry stands at a stark crossroads. For a century, its towering cracker plants have fed on ancient ...

SHANGHAI, May 26 (Reuters) - The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) expects global natural rubber consumption to increase by 7% in 2021, after declining 8.1% in 2020 because of the pandemic, ...

When most people think of forest products, they think of wood — lumber and building products — or pulp-based materials such as paper and cardboard. While it is true that these make up the bulk of ...

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

Global natural rubber futures gained across all major exchanges, hitting a nine-month high as trading volumes increased after the new year holidays. The Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber ...