Rubber is an important industrial material derived from latex, a runny liquid extracted from rubber trees. With the invention of the automobile in the late 1800s, rubber became essential for tires, hoses and other automotive parts. Today, over 12.5 million tons of natural rubber are consumed globally each year, with over 70% coming from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. While natural rubber still has many uses, synthetic rubbers produced from petroleum increasingly compete with natural rubber in industrial applications.

1. RUBBER
By- Krisha Shah
SYBFM
Roll No.61

2. INTRODUCTION
 Rubber is an important industrial material that derives from a runny liquid plant
byproduct called latex.( most often cultivated from the rubber tree)
 With the invention of the automobile in the late 1800s, rubber became an essential
material in the production of tires, gaskets, hoses, floor mats and other
automotive parts.
 In recent years global consumption of natural rubber exceeded 12.5 million tons
 About 70% of the global supply comes from three countries – Thailand, Indonesia
and Malaysia.
 Today synthetic rubbers made from petroleum products compete with natural
rubber in industrial applications.

3. HOW TO DERIVE LATEX?
High year round rainfall
deep soil, stable high
temperatures and
continuous moisture
grow quickly and rarely
exceed 25 meters in
height
Between the 5th and 7th
year of growth, rubber
trees are ready for
tapping
Rubber tree farmers use
a special knife to cut a
wide, V-shaped incision
in the tree’s bark and
collect the latex that
drips from the plant.
They then filter and
wash the latex before
combining it with acid to
get the particles to
coagulate.

4. UNPROCESSED LATEX TO
COMMERCIAL RUBBER
Mastication Mixing Calendering Vulcanization

5. TOP 6 USES OF RUBBER

7. WHAT DRIVES THE PRICE
OF RUBBER?
 Automobile Demand
 Crude Oil Prices
 Trade Policies
 Global Supply and Demand
 The US dollar

8. PRICE TREND

9. RUBBER TRADING
METHODS