Significance of Rubber & Its Raw Materials in India - Does Recycling Add to it?

India is a leading producer of rubber. It contributesFurther, recycling adds to its benefit to a great
to a major portion of world total rubberextent. These waste rubber materials are
production. This advantage gave birth to manycollected and after recycling process they are
industries related to rubber and related bytransformed into various forms as per the
products. The major rubber based industries arerequirement of various industries like automotive
tires and tubes industries, rubber gloves, rubberindustries, plastic industry and other small and
threads etc. India is witnessing a growth in themedium industries where rubber raw materials are
export of rubber and inter-related products usedrequired as one of the basic ingredients in
in various small and large scale industries.manufacturing process.
Presently, there is a trend of recycling of rubberThe other form of rubber so produced after
emerging in the market. It enables the rubber andrecycling process is silicone rubber, mould release,
other materials to go through the recyclingsynthetic rubber and polycarbonate sheets which
process and transformed into a new product.are also made from this. Thus, we can say that
These recycled products are more durable, safeno doubt rubber has a very significant role in India
to use and eco-friendly for the end users.and its economy because of the revenue earned,
Since, India hugely depends on the revenuebut recycling process adds further to its goodness
earned by the export of rubber and its rawand richness making it more durable, safe and long
materials, these rubber based industries holds alasting.
very significant position in Indian economy.