About 12 million tons of natural rubber is produced around the world every year. Despite the spread in the use of synthetic rubbers, which are made of crude oil, tires for large vehicles and ...
Ensuring a domestic supply of natural rubber is critical, and Ohio State University researchers are focusing efforts to do just that. And a $26 million grant will support their efforts. Natural rubber ...
Around half the world’s rubber is synthetic (i.e., derived from petroleum); the other half (natural rubber) is harvested from the latex-laden sap of Hevea trees. Neither route is great from a ...
The domestic prices of natural rubber closed in August at INR 238 per kg on average, way above the trend in the past decade. Inflated natural rubber prices which are way above the trend in the ...
India’s natural rubber production has shown a steady growth, registering a 2.1 per cent increase in FY2023-24 at 8.57 lakh tonnes compared with 8.39 lakh tonnes (lt) a year ago. The Rubber Board ...
Tyre manufacturers are facing profitability issues due to a more than 33% rise in natural rubber prices in the first five months of this fiscal year. CRISIL Market Intelligence & Analytics notes ...
Inflated natural rubber prices which are way above the trend in the past decade could impact the profitability of tyre manufacturers, according to CRISIL Market Intelligence & Analytics.