The source tree for natural rubber, Hevea brasiliensis, is frequently affected by a bark necrosis syndrome, which has been observed since the 1980s. The disease leads to sharp falls in latex ...

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

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.[3] ...

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. Such investment will have a ...

A parasite named microcyclus ulei has already inflicted substantial harm on rubber harvests in Central and Latin America, and experts fear that plantations in Africa and Asia could be next. The ...

Hevea brasiliensis, the rubber tree, had thrived in the Far East, where it had been transplanted and organised into rubber plantations ...

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. Such investment will have a special focus on ...

ROVERTO, Italy—Marangoni S.p.A. has been awarded a contract to upgrade a tire retreading plant in South Africa, a few months after its partnership with retreading company Leader Rubber Co. S.A.

The rubber tree is a tropical plant from northeast India and Indonesia. It grows over 100 feet tall; it drops a lot of big leaves and branches, and it produces too much shade for most plants to ...