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truck tires being removed from their molds
rubber trees
latex dripping into a cup from a tapped rubber tree
natural rubber
sheets of natural rubber coagulated from latex being passed between rollers
sheets of natural rubber hanging from racks in a smoke room for final drying
smoked sheets of natural rubber being inspected and trimmed before being packed into bales
schematic diagram of the emulsion-polymerization method
Banbury mixer
Rubber plant on the Farmington River, Harbel
Self-healing tires: A new advancement in rubber manufacturing
How can composting enhance natural rubber?
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