Natural rubber is a polymer that is produced by over 2000 plants by a process known as biosynthesis. Currently all natural rubber comes from the Brazilian rubber tree, Hevea Brasiliensis. The United States imports over 2.6 billion pounds annually mainly from Southeast Asia at a cost of over $2.6 billion. Natural rubber is 100% imported and is a strategic raw material with no guarantee against supply interruptions. It is imperative that a domestic source be developed. Developing a domestic source is essential to our national security, domestic economy and will make a significant contribution to the improvement of our rural economies.
BryGuy is the perfect dude to figure this out for us. He is a farmer, a chemical engineer and an ex-executive from the tire industry.
Lucky for us, he is working hard on an effort to make rubber out of weeds.
Keep up the good work Bry. We can't wait to have weed tires!
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