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Used Tires Could Find Second Life in Batteries

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 2, 2014

Hundreds of millions of tires reach the end of their first life each year in the United States. The majority of these tires are recycled into road paving materials, plastic additives, and other useful materials. But, a significant waste stream remains, providing an...

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Rubber dam for sustainable production

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2014

Checkdams are mainly used for soil and water conservation in watersheds. In India, several types of these are being used for regulating water supply in watersheds which in turn help in assured water supply to vegetation.

Generally check dams are made up of cement base...

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Subject Tags: rubber

Small, medium rubber units seek hike in import duty on products

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 29, 2013

Small and medium rubber units have asked for an increase in import duties on finished rubber products to enable local units face the challenge of fast growing cheaper imports.

In a representation made to the Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (...

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Subject Tags: rubber

​Burn rubber on plastic

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 9, 2013

For a long time, plastic has been a bad seven-letter word given that some of it has the potential of suffocating the earth for hundreds of years. But it is this same indestructible characteristic that AMC wants to use to strengthen the city's roads,...

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Subject Tags: rubber

Meet to discuss impact of climate change on rubber production

By : sustainabilityo..., Jul 13, 2010

The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) and the International Rubber Research and Development Board (IRRDB) are jointly organising an international workshop on “Climate change and natural rubber cultivation: Research and Development Priorities” at the RRII, Kottayam....

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Subject Tags: rubber , Technology