Trinidad’s Forgotten Rubber Industry
When the world shut down during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most unexpected shortages was not food, fuel, or electronics, but rubber.
Hospitals struggled to acquire gloves, syringes, ventilator seals and fundamental protective equipment as global supply chains collapsed.
This shortage uncovered modern society’s dependence on natural rubber, a material whose unique properties contribute to its functionality and versatility.
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