Your Top 3 Rubber Industry Facts

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1. Natural Rubber comes from a tree called the Hevea Brasiliensis which originally came from Brazil

2. There is a house made out of rubber called a Prefab Home Made from Secondhand Materials in The Netherlands! See More: here.

3. Rubber’s first documented use was by the Olmecs, who boiled the latex which came from the Hevea brasiliensis tree to form a ball which they used in their game which was similar to modern-day football and basketball!