Natural rubber is obtained from specific trees of rubber in the form of latex it is used by many manufacturing companies for the production of rubber products. Latex is a sticky milky liquid which is obtained from tree by making many cuts in the tree and collecting the fluid in buckets this process is called tapping process. Latex obtained in the form of liquid is then refined by coagulation process to produce rubber it has different qualities like large stretch ratio and high resilience and waterproof. Rubber has many commercial used it is used in hoses, belts, gaskets, matting, flooring, gloves, rubber bands, erasers, tires etc.
There are many rubber producing countries in the world but Thailand is the biggest producer of rubber in the world if you want to know about other top producing countries then see the list below of top 10 rubber producing countries in the world.
| Rank | Country | Production (Metric Tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thailand | 3,348,897 |
| 2. | Indonesia | 3,088,400 |
| 3. | Malaysia | 996,673 |
| 4. | India | 891,344 |
| 5. | Vietnam | 789,635 |
| 6. | China | 659,600 |
| 7. | Philippines | 547,861 |
| 8. | Côte d’Ivoire | 411,044 |
| 9. | Nigeria | 188,532 |
| 10. | Sirilanka | 143,000 |
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