rubber

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The defence official said a "massive attack" was carried out on a plant in Togliatti that produced synthetic rubber and petrochemical raw materials.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Twenty-two migrants hoping to reach Europe from North Africa have died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, survivors told the Greek coastguard Saturday.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

It manufactured butadiene, a chemical needed to make artificial rubber, because the world’s natural rubber supply was mostly in the hands of the enemy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Import prices rose across the board: food, grains, metals, paper, plastics, rubber, computer chips and electronics.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

At five, we carried lunch boxes filled with our Polly Pocket figurines, their tiny rubber outfits, and their shoes no bigger than a Tic Tac mint.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith