what material makes world?
And that, in turn, is because rubber is so fantastically useful. Let's take a closer look at one of the world's most amazing materials! Photo: Half of the world's rubber is used to make vehicle tiresâand at least half of them are wasted in landfills, burned in incinerators, or otherwise dumped.
China: The worldâs No. 1 metals consumer holds more than half of the known global reserves of 9 of the 14 most critical raw materials. Thank it for your buzzing cell phone: China is the top producer of tungsten, which makes cell phones vibrate.