Natural rubber, derived predominantly from the latex of Hevea brasiliensis, is renowned for its remarkable elasticity, resilience and tensile strength. Its unique performance stems from a complex ...

IN an article entitled “Synthetic Rubber” appearing in the Engineer of September 13, Mr. A. E. Williams reviews the progress made with the synthetic rubber called neoprene, which was first ...

It goes without saying that rubber is an essential part of the motorcycles, cars, and powersports machines we ride and drive ...

Synthetic rubber is much worse, though, generating an estimated 2.5 tons of carbon pollution during the production of only one ton of rubber, according to reTyre. BaCta says its process is clean .

What Bridgestone wants is a more stable source of natural rubber, and they're established a research farm in Eloy, Ariz., midway between Phoenix and Tucson, to experiment with guayule as a ...

Our latest report on the transparency of the natural rubber sector reveals large gaps in deforestation monitoring and traceability data. It also calls into question the readiness of companies to ...

Many natural rubber users cannot claim that their rubber is sourced responsibly due to the highly fragmented market at the top ... While it is true that these make up the bulk of forest products used ...

“The goal is to scale it up,” he says. “First try it in a fermenter, get it out of the lab, basically, and then to a pilot scale. So, let’s say, 100 to 200 liters cultures, so that we can ...

Global natural rubber production is expected to fall short of consumption for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, as higher prices fail to encourage tapping in major producing countries such as ...

What Is a Latex Allergy? A latex allergy is when your body’s immune system overreacts to certain kinds of proteins found in natural rubber latex that’s used to make things like rubber gloves ...

Bridgestone hopes to commercialize guayule natural-rubber tires by 2030 in passenger cars and other applications. Other companies are also looking for ways to make tires more sustainable.

Now, some tire companies are turning to a desert shrub and a novel means of pulling natural rubber compounds out of it. Bridgestone Americas has been working with guayule ( Parthenium argentatum ...