Guayule (pronounced Why-YU-lee) is a woody desert shrub that has a remarkable quality – the plant produces natural rubber, which makes it a viable, environmentally friendly, and sustainable ...

Natural rubber, most commonly derived from the hevea brasiliensis tree, is a foundation of the global economy. After all, the world uses about 14 million metric tons of natural rubber in over 50,000 ...

The 20-year high for natural rubber prices was in February 2011, when it peaked at $6.26 per kg. Since then, the price has been steadily dropping and over the last five years, it has averaged ...

Rubber trees are essential for natural rubber, require precise nutrient management. Traditional methods for assessing nutrient levels are expensive and destructive, but near ...

Yet, every year, the world uses more and more of this critical material that is derived from the hevea brasiliensis tree, grown predominately in Southeast Asia and native to the rainforests of the ...

The rubber produced by TK has a molecular weight that can exceed rubber tree-produced rubber, a characteristic that makes TK-produced rubber suitable for a wide range of applications where natural ...

“When Earthfoam purchases natural rubber from rubber tree farms,” the company says in a news release, “a percentage of that purchase goes back to a cooperative of farmers and workers to use ...

Catheters, medical and sporting gloves, tires, condoms and some 50,000 other products depend on the more than 15 million tons of natural rubber produced every year, a researcher at Ohio State ...