A new report investigates deforestation and land rights abuse allegations in central and western Africa by companies that supply top European tire makers like Michelin and Continental. The EU is ...

Rubber tree bark necrosis --its appearance and development- therefore results from the accumulation of climatic and human-induced stresses and physiological malfunctions in the grafted trees.

Currently, natural rubber is rivalled by synthetic rubber, which is derived from oil products. In Africa, rubber is mainly grown in Liberia, Nigeria and DR Congo, Mozambique, Madagascar.

HAIKOU, China Hainan Rubber Group signed a memorandum Dec. 11 to set up an investment vehicle to develop projects in natural rubber and other related sectors in Africa.

GURGAON, India—Apollo Tyres Ltd. has closed its truck and OTR tire plant in Durban, South Africa, citing the factory's uncompetitive cost structure and continuous labor unrest as primary reasons.

HAIKOU, China Hainan Rubber Group is planning to set up an investment vehicle to develop projects in natural rubber and other related sectors in Africa.

Global tree cover loss - in large part caused by agricultural commodities like rubber, beef and soy - hit a record peak in 2016, with an area the size of New Zealand hacked down in that year alone ...

Bridgestone is growing desert shrubs called guayule in Arizona as a source of rubber. It hopes to help stem deforestation and make deserts greener.

Deforestation surged in Marajo when global demand for Amazonian rubber plummeted as countries like Malaysia began large-scale rubber tree plantations.

Originally from South America, the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) was introduced to Africa and Asia as a result of European colonialism in the late 1800s.