RSS1
RSS 1, Premium
Cleanest grade. No virgin bark, no stain, no spots, no over-smoking. Specified for top-tier compounding and white sidewalls.
Premium Ribbed Smoked Sheets, graded RSS1 through RSS5, produced to the TRA Green Book International Standards. Sourced from Malaysian and Indonesian estate co-operatives.
TRA Green Book · RSS1–RSS5
Overview
Above Infinity supplies the full RSS grade range to tyre, hose, footwear, and industrial-rubber manufacturers. Production adheres to international guidelines; each consignment is visually graded, weighed, and palletised under controlled conditions before shipping.
For repeat buyers we offer offtake agreements with locked pricing windows and priority sailings. For one-off orders, minimum quantity is one container (FCL) with mixed grades available on request.
TRA Green Book grading from premium (RSS1) through economical (RSS5). Mixed-grade FCL containers and offtake programmes available.
Cleanest grade. No virgin bark, no stain, no spots, no over-smoking. Specified for top-tier compounding and white sidewalls.
Slight bubbles, faint specks permitted. The workhorse grade for general-purpose compounds.
Small bubbles, slight stain or mould allowed. Widely used in tyre carcass mixes and conveyor belts.
Bubbles up to 4mm permitted. Suitable for low-spec mechanical rubber goods and re-treads.
Heavily-coloured or partially virgin-bark sheets. For lower-grade extrusion, mats, and dampers.
One-page spec sheet
A printable summary, grades, partnership context, lead times, FAQ. Drop your email and we'll open the sheet for you to save as PDF.
Frequently asked
One 20' or 40' FCL container (typically 16–24 tonnes). Mixed-grade containers are available on request, we can split RSS1, RSS3, and RSS5 in the same shipment.
From firm order, four to six weeks for production-graded RSS, plus sailing time. Faster turnaround is possible when stock is available.
Visual grading against the TRA Green Book International Standards. Each consignment is inspected for bubbles, stains, mould, and over-smoking. RSS1 is the cleanest grade; RSS5 the most economical.
Yes, for repeat buyers we offer offtake agreements with locked pricing windows, priority sailings, and dedicated capacity at partner factories.
