BLAŽKOVÁ L., JENÍČEK V.
Abstract
Natural rubber is consumed as an industrial raw material. In rubber articles, the two kinds of elastomers are never distinguished by us as users. It could be natural, synthetic or blends of various rubbers in different proportions.
Above mentioned raw materials are used in many different end-products. The most important is the tyre sector taking about half the total elastomer consumption. The other category, general rubber goods, includes hoses, belting, footwear, surgical goods, and rubberized cloth.
This case study is focused on the natural rubber consumption in the company Gumárny Zubří, Jsc. (GUZU)1. There have been observed especially territorial structure of natural rubber imports and imported quantity of this raw material in the period 1998 - 2005. Reasonable investment management (after the year 1989 and privatisation) has given the possibility to prevail over a sector competition. Production expansion needs new employees hence GUZU also plays important role in employment in the East Moravia region.
Key words:
rubber producing industry, synthetic rubber, natural rubber, Gumárny Zubří, Jsc.