As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees. Drop by drop, he collects the milky white sap ...
Tripura surpasses its rubber cultivation target, achieving 47,747 hectares under the ATMA initiative. The state aims to expand further, despite challenges in other regions.
As it fills, Renato moves on to the next tree. Each day, he collects about 18 litres (4.8 gallons), mixing it with vinegar to produce white rubber sheets. These hang on a rope for 10 days to dry ...
It also undertakes mixing of rubber compounds on a job-order basis for other companies. An entirely worn-out tyre need not be scrapped. Instead, it can be retreaded, at almost one-fifth the cost of a ...
Rubber smokehouses are vital for producing high-quality rubber sheets by drying and curing latex, the milky substance that is skillfully tapped from rubber trees. First such model Smokehouse was ...