Natural rubber is the product of Heava Brasiliensis, the para rubber tree, native to Brazil but since cultivated in hot, humid climates across Southeast Asia. Approximately 90% of the world’s plantations are concentrated in Southeast Asian nations Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia.
The tyre industry is the largest consumer of natural rubber, using approximately
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