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 ...

Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production decreased by 0.4 per cent in January 2026 to 28,579 tonnes, compared with 28,684 tonnes in December 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia ...

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 ...

Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) is garnering attention as a viable alternative source of natural rubber, presenting a sustainable option that mitigates environmental concerns associated with ...

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

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 ...

Persistently high crude oil prices could eventually start weighing on the cost structure of India’s tyre industry, as key petrochemical inputs linked to oil move higher. Industry experts say sustained ...

The rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, remains the primary commercial source of natural rubber, a versatile biopolymer with unique elasticity and resilience. Central to its economic importance is a ...

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 ...

Bridgestone will be exploring a natural, domestic source for rubber production at its new Biorubber Process Research Center in Mesa, Arizona. Bridgestone Biorubber Process Research Center in Mesa, ...