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Zinc oxide (vulcanization activator)
Activates sulfur vulcanization reaction; used at 2-5 phr in all rubber compounds; ~60% of global ZnO from China; essential but used in small quantities; supply disruption would halt all tire production within weeks
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1 essential American goods rely on zinc oxide (vulcanization activator) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.