Citations

Home Page Links:

PEFC. (n.d.). Supporting Sustainable Rubber. Retrieved from https://pefc.org/what-we-do/our-collective-impact/our-campaigns/supporting-sustainable-rubber#:~:text=PEFC%20certification%20is%20available%20to,through%20our%20group%20certification%20mechanism. 

FSC. (n.d.). Natural Rubber. Retrieved from https://fsc.org/en/businesses/natural-rubber 

Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative. (2021, January 2). Retrieved from https://sustainablenaturalrubber.org/ 

Global Commerce Links: 

World Population Review. (n.d.). Rubber Production by Country. Retrieved from https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/rubber-production-by-country

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (n.d.). Natural Rubber. Retrieved from https://www.fao.org/3/y5143e/y5143e1d.htm

International Rubber Study Group. (n.d.). Welcome. Retrieved from https://www.rubberstudy.org/welcome

European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association. (n.d.). Natural Rubber. Retrieved from https://www.etrma.org/key-topics/materials/natural-rubber/ 

Culture Links: 

Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). Development of the Natural Rubber Industry. In Rubber (chemical compound). Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/science/rubber-chemical-compound/Development-of-the-natural-rubber-industry 

Issues Links: 

PBS. (2022, January 7). What Are the Environmental and Economic Issues Facing Rubber Production? Peril and Promise. Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2022/01/what-are-the-environmental-and-economic-issues-facing-rubber-production/ 

Preferred by Nature. (2022, September 2). Why Sustainability Is Required in the Rubber Industry. Retrieved from https://preferredbynature.org/newsroom/why-sustainability-required-rubber-industry 

History Links:

• History of rubber. SPC GROUP - Rubber Compounder and Manufacturer. (2022, July 26). https://www.spc-group.com/rubber/history-of-rubber/#:~:text=Rubber%20has%20been%20used%20for,as%20the%20’rubber%20people’.

Plant Biology Links:

ScienceDirect. (n.d.). Hevea Brasiliensis. In Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/hevea-brasiliensis

CABI. (n.d.). CABI Compendium: Status as Determined by CABI Edit (Last Updated on 2021-03-31). Retrieved from https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/cabicompendium.27999

Tropical Self Sufficiency. (n.d.). Spiny Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius). Retrieved from https://tropicalselfsufficiency.com/spiny-chaya-cnidoscolus-aconitifolius/

Bloombox Club. (n.d.). 5 Reasons to Grow Rubber Plant at Home. Retrieved from https://bloomboxclub.com/blogs/news/5-reasons-to-grow-rubber-plant-at-home 

Production Process Links:

Britannica. (n.d.). Rubber - Processing, Vulcanization, Synthetic. Encyclopædia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/rubber-chemical-compound/Processing

Future Technique Channel. (2024, January 14). Natural rubber tapping process | production of natural rubber sheets at the factory. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WnEspYYySY

The Hygenic Corp. (2017, August 8). The 4 most common rubber manufacturing processes. THE 4 MOST COMMON RUBBER MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. https://www.hygenic.com/news/the-4-most-common-rubber-manufacturing-processes.html#:~:text=Some%20of%20the%20most%20common,used%20to%20shape%20the%20rubber.