# Natural rubber: Relationships

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/links/

Every element and industry that Natural rubber is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

- [Styrene-butadiene rubber](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/natural-rubber-and-styrene-butadiene-rubber/): Natural rubber and styrene-butadiene rubber split the world rubber market roughly in half and are bought by the same tyre makers, but they cannot be swapped freely: truck tyres need natural rubber, car treads lean on SBR. Natural rubber's price follows tree supply and weather, SBR's follows oil-based monomers, so the gap between them moves a lot while the substitution between them stays limited. *(researched)*
- [Crude oil](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/crude-oil-and-natural-rubber/): Synthetic rubber, made from oil and gas derived monomers, supplies just over half of the world's rubber, so crude oil sets the price of natural rubber's main alternative; but tyres need both, which keeps substitution limited and the price link partial. *(researched)*
- [Plastic and rubber products](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/natural-rubber-and-plastic-and-rubber-products/): Tyres and other vehicle parts take about 70% of India's natural rubber, but India grows only about 62% of what it uses, mostly in Kerala, so tyre makers import the gap from Southeast Asia and West Africa and back new planting in the North East. *(researched)*
- [Apparel and footwear](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/apparel-and-footwear-and-natural-rubber/): Apparel and footwear depends on natural rubber.
- [Butadiene](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/butadiene-and-natural-rubber/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Carbon black](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/carbon-black-and-natural-rubber/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Combustion road vehicles](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/combustion-road-vehicles-and-natural-rubber/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Furniture](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/furniture-and-natural-rubber/): Furniture depends on natural rubber.
- [Machinery and equipment](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/machinery-and-equipment-and-natural-rubber/): Machinery and equipment depends on natural rubber.
- [Polybutadiene rubber](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/natural-rubber-and-polybutadiene-rubber/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Rubber chemicals](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/natural-rubber-and-rubber-chemicals/): Their prices have moved together.
- [Transport and logistics](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/natural-rubber-and-transport-and-logistics/): Transport and logistics depends on natural rubber.
- [Vehicles, ships, rail, aircraft](https://www.materialinsights.org/links/natural-rubber-and-vehicles-ships-rail-aircraft/): Vehicles, ships, rail, aircraft depends on natural rubber.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/extraction/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/production/index.md)
- [Stocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/stocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/trading/index.md)
- [Movement](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/movement/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rubber/emissions/index.md)