Ribbed Smoked Sheet Rubber (RSS)
Description
Ribbed Smoked Sheets (RSS) are made directly from latex that is treated and then coagulated. The coagulated latex sheets are then air dried or smoked in ovens. Ribbed smoked sheets are visually graded on the basis of certain parameters and then packed in bales.
Packing
The size and weight of RSS bales vary from country to country:
Thailand
1 Bale: 111.11 kg
1 Container: 171 Bales, 19 MT
Indonesia
1 Bale: 113 kg
1 Container: 162 Bales, 18.306 MT
Vietnam
1 Bale: 33.33 kg or 35 kg
1 Container: 19.2 MT or 20.16 MT
India & Myanmar
1 Bale: 50 kg
1 Container: 19-20 MT
Specifications
RSS 1 Specifications
| Oxidized Spots | No |
| Burnt Sheets | No |
| Opaque Sheets | No |
| Resinous Matter (rust) | No |
| Mould / Dry Mould | Very slight traces of dry mould on wrappers or bale surface adjacent to wrapper. |
| Blisters | No |
| Bubbles | Scattered small pin head bubbles |
| Translucent Stains | No |
| Under Cured | No |
| Over Smoked | No |
| Blemishes | No |
| Specks | Slight |
RSS 2 Specifications
| Oxidized Spots | No |
| Burnt Sheets | No |
| Opaque Sheets | No |
| Resinous Matter (rust) | Less than 5% of sample |
| Mould / Dry Mould | Slight on wrapper and bale surface and interior |
| Blisters | No |
| Bubbles | Small bubbles |
| Translucent Stains | No |
| Under Cured | No |
| Over Smoked | No |
| Blemishes | No |
| Specks | Slight specks of bark |
RSS 3 Specifications
| Oxidized Spots | No |
| Burnt Sheets | No |
| Opaque Sheets | No |
| Resinous Matter (rust) | Less than 10% of sample |
| Mould / Dry Mould | Slight on wrapper and bale surface and interior |
| Blisters | No |
| Bubbles | Small bubbles |
| Translucent Stains | No |
| Under Cured | No |
| Over Smoked | No |
| Blemishes | No |
| Specks | Slight specks of bark |
RSS 4 Specifications
| Oxidized Spots | No |
| Burnt Sheets | No |
| Opaque Sheets | No |
| Resinous Matter (rust) | Less than 20% of sample |
| Mould / Dry Mould | Slight on wrapper and bale surface and interior |
| Blisters | No |
| Bubbles | Medium size |
| Translucent Stains | Medium size |
| Under Cured | Slight |
| Over Smoked | Slight |
| Blemishes | No |
| Specks | Medium size bark |
RSS 5 Specifications
| Oxidized Spots | No |
| Burnt Sheets | No |
| Opaque Sheets | Yes |
| Resinous Matter (rust) | Less than 30% of sample |
| Mould / Dry Mould | Slight on wrapper and bale surface and interior |
| Blisters | Slight |
| Bubbles | Large |
| Translucent Stains | Slight |
| Under Cured | Slight |
| Over Smoked | Slight |
| Blemishes | No |
| Specks | Large size bark |
