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For families in Bandarban, rubber trees provide income, but falling prices, outdated technology, and uncertain land tenure threaten their survival ...

TOKYO — With a goal of doubling natural rubber harvest volumes by 2035, Bridgestone Corp. is planning to invest $26.7 million in the coming five to six years in its natural rubber (NR) plantations in ...

(Reuters) - Tyre makers such as Bridgestone Corp and Continental AG are spending millions of dollars on the development of new rubber-yielding crops such as dandelions to reduce their reliance on ...

Ever since the first European explorers crossed the Atlantic and saw Aztec children tossing rubber balls, an idea has persisted: Why not make something besides toys out of that stuff? Three centuries ...