Growing need for deforestation-free rubber as tire demand

Growing need for deforestation-free rubber as tire demand destroys native forests by Rhett A. Butler on 18 April 2015 Industrial rubber plantation in Colombia.

Growing need for deforestation-free rubber as tire demand

Growing need for deforestation-free rubber as tire demand destroys native forests Rubber cultivation has sharply accelerated in the past decade, and scientists estimate that projected rubber demand could require another 4.3-8.5 million hectares of land by 2024.

Environment: Don’t Let Car Tires Destroy the World’s

So while Michelin’s step causes ripples in the industry, we also need the world’s large corporate users of rubber—the tire makers, car makers, delivery companies and airlines—to demand the ...

Deforestation- and Conversion-Free Supply Chains

WWF is pursuing a three-pronged approach to eliminate deforestation from the production of natural rubber. First, we are securing deforestation-free commitments from the world’s top rubber users (including automakers, trucking companies, airlines and tire manufacturers) to drive demand for improved rubber production. Second, we are developing ...

Global Rubber Market 2017-2021 ... to increase the growth of the rubber market. The rising demand for tires in ...

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Automotive Tire Market to Benefit from Growing Adoption

Automotive Tire Market to Benefit from Growing Adoption of Radial Tires in Commercial Vehicles ... Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Continental AG, MRF LTD, Zhongce Rubber Company, Goodyear Tire ...

Global Isobutene Market - Growing Demand for Rubber From

With the ever-growing need for tires in automotive vehicles by original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, the demand for rubber will increase, which, in turn, will drive the isobutene market during the forecast period,” says a senior analyst from Technavio for specialty chemicals research.

petition: Demand Change from the Tire Industry to Fight

Tire companies, like Michelin, are putting forward a platform that claims to be a global solution to support deforestation-free rubber. The only problem? They're not going far enough. Rather than a real, long-term solution, these companies are heading towards greenwashing. We can't let them get away with it.

Looking at Opportunities for Sustainability in Rubber

This should not be surprising at all, as the rubber tree’s (Hevea brasiliensis’) native habitat is in the most diverse forests of the Amazon. It is critical that we begin transforming the rubber sector and send signals from the market that there is a demand for sustainability managed rubber farms and latex.

Victory! Bridgestone, World’s Largest Tire & Rubber

Bridgestone Tires, the world’s largest tire and rubber company commits to protecting rainforests that are critical habitat for wildlife like gibbons, orangutans, tigers, and elephants, as well as addressing labor and human rights abuses.

Growing need for deforestation-free rubber as tire demand

Growing need for deforestation-free rubber as tire demand destroys native forests by Rhett A. Butler on 18 April 2015 Industrial rubber plantation in Colombia.

Growing need for deforestation-free rubber as tire demand

Growing need for deforestation-free rubber as tire demand destroys native forests Rubber cultivation has sharply accelerated in the past decade, and scientists estimate that projected rubber demand could require another 4.3-8.5 million hectares of land by 2024.

Environment: Don’t Let Car Tires Destroy the World’s

So while Michelin’s step causes ripples in the industry, we also need the world’s large corporate users of rubber—the tire makers, car makers, delivery companies and airlines—to demand the

petition: Demand Change from the Tire Industry to Fight

Tire companies, like Michelin, are putting forward a platform that claims to be a global solution to support deforestation-free rubber. The only problem? They're not going far enough. Rather than a real, long-term solution, these companies are heading towards greenwashing. We can't let them get away with it.

Deforestation- and Conversion-Free Supply Chains

WWF is pursuing a three-pronged approach to eliminate deforestation from the production of natural rubber. First, we are securing deforestation-free commitments from the world’s top rubber users (including automakers, trucking companies, airlines and tire manufacturers) to drive demand for improved rubber production. Second, we are developing

Pirelli Tires Commits to Deforestation Free Rubber

Demand for natural rubber is driven by the production of tires for the more than one billion vehicles – commercial, passenger, and aircraft – that operate around the globe. Much of the expansion of natural rubber plantations to meet rising global demand has come from extremely rapid deforestation in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and, Myanmar.

Global Isobutene Market - Growing Demand for Rubber From

With the ever-growing need for tires in automotive vehicles by original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, the demand for rubber will increase, which, in turn, will drive the isobutene market during the forecast period,” says a senior analyst from Technavio for specialty chemicals research.

Looking at Opportunities for Sustainability in Rubber

This should not be surprising at all, as the rubber tree’s (Hevea brasiliensis’) native habitat is in the most diverse forests of the Amazon. It is critical that we begin transforming the rubber sector and send signals from the market that there is a demand for sustainability managed rubber farms and latex.