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Green gold ; They could cut our oil use and save thousands from poverty, but rubber trees are being wiped out by disease. Now, one Brazilian forest is bouncing back. Steve Connor pays a visit
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We ride to work on it. We use it just about every where, from
schools and hospitals to kitchens and bedrooms. We wear it, discard
it and think nothing of it. Yet rubber is under threat - and the
problem is a microscopic fungus originating from the humid Amazon
jungle.
Natural rubber comes from a tree called Hevea brasiliensis, which
is "tapped" by a harmless process of scarification - when the bark
is deliberately cut to release a milky, latex sap. The rubber tree
is indigenous to Bra...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Natural rubber production reduced in Asia region. (Corporate, Financial News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Rubber World
; Malaysia's natural rubber production was reported to be down in November 2001. Malaysia produced 43,770 mt of NR in November, down 4,450 mt or 9.2% when compared with October's numbers, and 4,601 mt or 9.5% lower from November of 2000, according to Malaysia's Statistics Department. Cumulative
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Doom and gloom! NR shortage to bite hard.(natural rubber)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
European Rubber Journal
; When I was a child, I remember being very concerned that the sun would eventually grow to the size of a giant, and boil away all life on earth. My parents told me not to worry about it. And they were right. Today, I am more worried by the impending shortage of natural rubber. This crisis is not
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Advances in NR science and technology. (natural rubber)
Rubber World
; Advances in NR science and technology There have been many advances in the field of natural rubber science and technology over the past decade, but it is necessary within the constraints of one article to restrict it to highlighting some of the more significant developments. These include the
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Natural rubber industry.(Opinion & Editorial)
Manila Bulletin
; SMILING faces are again seen on rubber planters. Five years ago the prices of rubber cup lumps were as low as five pesos a kilo, not enough to pay for the labor of tapping the trees. Now it is up to twenty pesos or more a kilo and steadily rising since the year 2000. For small and large farmers
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Thai government plans rubber production cuts.(natural rubber)(Brief Article)
Rubber & Plastics News
; ... government announced its plans Jan. 16 to reduce annual NR output by about 275,000 metric tons, according to several Far East news sources. This is in line with Thailand's promise to the International Tripartite Rubber Organization, which it created with Indonesia ...
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