RubberNews.com The push toward synthetic rubber ended all research activity in guayule and TKS for decades. But worries about skyrocketing petroleum prices and diseases in Hevea trees has ignited renewed interest in the alternative plants. “Leaf blight wiped out the ... and more »
Bloomberg Rubber declined to a one-month low as a drop in oil reduced the appeal of the commodity as an alternative to synthetic products used in tires. Rubber for delivery in November fell as much as 2.8 percent to 251.1 yen a kilogram ($2,498 a metric ton) on ...
