Rubber shortage incoming apparently

[Sarconus]

Thought i would share.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/news...est-rubber-shortage-worries-the-auto-industry

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[Razorbak86]

That’s what resident tire maven @618TRVLWILD said!

 

[North7]

Yes, but, 60%-70% of tire rubber is synthetic.

The principal raw materials used by Goodyear are synthetic and natural rubber. Synthetic rubber accounts for approximately 60% of all rubber consumed by us on an annual basis. Our plants located in Beaumont and Houston, Texas supply a major portion of our global synthetic rubber requirements.

https://csimarket.com/stocks/suppliers_glance.php?code=GT#:~:text=The principal raw materials used,our global synthetic rubber requirements.

The impact on the rubber industry proved to be permanent. Today 70 percent of the rubber used in manufacturing processes is synthetic and a descendant of the general purpose synthetic GR-S (government rubber-styrene) produced by the United States in such great quantity during World War II.

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/syntheticrubber.html

 

[flatlander40]

No more burnouts!!

 

[vrtical]

after what I paid for the last set of tires, I cringe at buying any for the Bronco anytime soon lol

 

[Brongo]

Ford already updated B&P apparently. These are the new tires that come with Sasquatch.

 

[Tdifonzo]

Ford already updated B&P apparently. These are the new tires that come with Sasquatch.

I wonder if these wood work well in the snow.

 

[Tricky Dick]

Washout floors just became late availability.

 

[Bituman]

For sure this is a real thing. I buy natural rubber in my job and the price has increased almost 50% since last August. Tire compounders can substitute synthetic rubber for natural rubber up to a certain point. But certain types of tires (for example, truck tires) really require a higher percentage of natural rubber. It turns out that natural rubber is generally tougher than synthetic.

Bob

 

[Sarconus]

Ford already updated B&P apparently. These are the new tires that come with Sasquatch.

Those are made from wood. 300% increase in price.

 

[Brongo]

Those are made from wood. 300% increase in price.

No, they're 3D printed simulated wood.

 

[North7]

Who needs tires anyway?

https://sarahstonesadie.blogspot.com/2020/12/jeep-snow-tracks.html?m=0

 

[Dlerojo]

Price increases, low availability, and increased freight charges for raw materials are being seen across all industries.

 

[Brongo]

Price increases, low availability, and increased freight charges for raw materials are being seen across all industries.

Glad we have our price secured as reservation holders. I wonder what MSRP of MY2_ will be when they show up at the showroom one day.

 

[mattrb87]

If peeps would stop buying magnums then we would probably be good

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