Trade Around the World
Activity 3
The Raw Materials Used by the Pencil Making Industry
- Wood: Cedar Trees (California, Oregon, Tennessee, Russia (Siberia)
- Graphite: Sri Lanka, Great Britain, Texas, China, Southern Russia (Siberia)
- Clay: Mississippi, Louisiana
- Wax: Mexico
- Pumice: Italy
- Zinc: Canada (for brass ferrule)
- Copper: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chile (for brass ferrule)
- Rubber: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia
- Seed Oil: Indonesia, Great Britain (for fastice in the eraser)
- Castor Oil: India, Italy, California
- Lacquer: India, China, South Korea, California, Texas, Illinois (yellow paint)