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Natural Rubber The price of Natural Rubber has doubled over the last 18 months. The lack of profitability in natural rubber production during the 1990's led to a decline in capacity. However the demand for natural rubber increased significantly as China came on stream. Rubber trees cannot be grown quickly leading to a significant shortage and the substantial price increases we have seen.