Rubber & Plastic News article discusses ripple effect caused by rising rubber costs »
Raw materials are causing a ripple effect that starts with rubber, chemical suppliers is the headline from a recent article in Rubber & Plastics most recent issue. Here’s an excerpt:
“Recent rubber price increases generally have stuck because customers really don’t have any other choices, said Bill Hyde, director of C4 olefins and elastomers for Houston-based Chemical [...]
Leaf blight possible for natural rubber: public turns to guayule »
Anecdotal evidence of rumored leaf blight outbreaks in India and Thailand have spread recently. An article published by Rubber and Plastic News in October 2007 confirms specific details about an outbreak of leaf blight “throughout the continents where 93% of the world’s supply of natural rubber is produces.”
Industry experts are concerned about the increasing price [...]
