Extreme weather, including torrential monsoon downpours and a powerful typhoon, reduced rubber production levels in Asia and sent prices soaring to 13-year highs, according to Reuters. A series of ...

Demand for synthetic rubber in Western markets is falling as a result of the slowdown in automotive and tyre manufacture and increased competition globally, among other reasons, a new report indicates ...

From automobile and aircraft tires, to belts and hoses, natural rubber production is essential to modern production. Unfortunately, the world’s primary rubber supply—the tropical rubber tree Hevea ...

Despite Kerala raising the rubber MSP to ₹200 per kg, farmers say technical delays are preventing them from claiming the ...

Mizoram is making concerted efforts to emerge as a major rubber-producing state, Chief Minister Lalduhoma said on January 15, ...

Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production decreased by 29.6 per cent in November 2025 to 20,891 tonnes against October's ...

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 ...

HANGZHOU, China — Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber), China's largest tire maker and No. 9 globally, has inaugurated production at its newest factory, a "5G digital" facility in Hangzhou ...

The Akron Stories Project continues to commemorate the history of the rubber industry in the city by recording and sharing stories from some who worked in the industry and from friends and families of ...

In the early 20th century, Converse manufactured numerous rubber products, including car tires. It switched directions after ...