Give a brief introduction about Rubber?

1.	Give a brief introduction about Rubber?
Answer» Rubber is an equatorial crop.It is grown in tropical and sub tropical areas.It requires moist and humid climate.It is an important raw material and is mainly grown in Kerala,Tamil Nadu,Karnataka etc. Natural\xa0rubber\xa0is a stretchy, flexible and waterproof hydrocarbon polymer which is derived from\xa0latex\xa0and drawn by incising into the bark of the\xa0rubber\xa0tree. It is refined into the usable\xa0rubber. The commercial cultivation of natural\xa0rubber\xa0was introduced by the British planters.\xa0Rubber\xa0is a material which can stretch and shrink. It is a polymer. ... Sometimes the word means only natural\xa0rubber\xa0(latex\xa0rubber). Natural\xa0rubber\xa0is made from the white sap of some trees such as the Hevea brasiliensis (Euphorbiaceae). Other elastomers, called synthetic rubbers, are made by chemical processes.

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