The Horse 2019/20

Technology & Environment

Rubber and car tyres - a lifecycle story

Germans still prefer to go on holiday in their cars. Without good tyres, nothing works. A booming market, a billion-dollar business. In Germany alone, more than 50 million tyres are sold every year. Where does their most important component, the rubber, actually come from? (video by Michael Höft, 2019)

The largest producer of rubber, natural rubber, is Thailand. More...