Rubber is a material, which is obtained from the milky-type secretions, which are produced by the rubber tree. The resin that is obtained naturally from the tree is known by the name of latex, after that, this product is treated with various chemicals, which then will give way to the manufacture of latex, the uses of this material can be very varied, however the most relevant application is in the manufacture of tires and certain compendia made from hydrocarbons, at present this material can be produced artificially for which it is required that the production techniques be replicated.
The applications of this material are very diverse and date from archaic times, before America was colonized by European peoples, native peoples already used rubber, making tools such as certain types of footwear in order to protect the feet, which allowed regions such as Iquitos and Manaus (now Brazil) to have quite significant progress, the exploitation of rubber at that time also meant that the workers who worked there were exploited.
During the years 1879 and 1945 there was a phenomenon that was called the rubber fever, an event that occurred in certain Latin American countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela and Bolivia, the main characteristic of that period being the progress of these nations thanks to the sale of this material, giving way to significant changes in social and economic areas.
For its part, with respect to synthetic rubber, it is a material that has the ability to tolerate different types of modifications, when it is subjected to stress and then be able to regain its original shape without suffering any type of alteration, in cases where requires a better quality material than natural rubber is very useful as a substitute for it. Acrylic-type rubber is one of the most widely used today, due to its high regeneration capacity after being subjected to extreme situations, such as high temperatures.
