Natural rubber comes from rubber producing plants, wherein a milky white fluid, called latex, is extracted from the tree. Though there are numerous plants that can provide latex, historically the most notable one has been the Hevea Brasiliensis tree found in South America, and more recently from…
Bamboo
Bamboo has come to be known as the quintessential “rapidly renewable” raw material. Though often considered a wood (due to its’ replacement of “timber” in many construction applications), it is in fact part of the grass family. Bamboo has phenomenal growth rate potential, with some species growing at a rate…
Recycled Rubber
Natural rubber comes from rubber producing plants, wherein a milky white fluid, called latex, is extracted from the tree. Though there are numerous plants that can provide latex, historically the most notable one has been the Hevea Brasiliensis tree found in South America, and more recently from…
Cork
Cork is an inherently sustainable resource, being both biodegradable and renewable. Cork material is harvested from the cork oak tree (Quercus Suber), but instead of needing to cut down the tree to source the benefit of the raw material as is done with the majority of all other wood species,…
