KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The supply of natural rubber (NR) is expected to remain tight in the months to come, due in part to "circular leaf spot disease," which has plagued plantations in northern ...

Automotive sector growth in emerging and advanced economies fuels consumption. Production faces challenges from weather and ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Researchers at Texas Tech University have partnered with four other institutions to revolutionize natural latex and rubber production. It’s not just America’s vehicles that ...

QuberTech, a start-up company based at Norwich Research Park, is attempting to transform the production of rubber with dandelions.

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 ...

Natural rubber production is expected to be below demand for the fifth year in a row in 2025. According to the Association of ...

Last October, I took some time off work at the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) to learn how to surf. Surfing has always been a dream of mine and one of the more advanced surfing ...

The USDA has awarded Bridgestone $35M to grow its investment in desert shrub guayule to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a water-smart solution amid the ongoing drought in ...

While I may be a bit biased, modern radial truck tires and retreads are engineering marvels. When properly loaded and inflated, they perform in every environmental and operational condition with a ...