As a result of our experience in the natural rubber latex field, and our interaction with many industries engaged in different manufacturing activities, we have gained good exposure in compounding, formulation and other activities related to production of various goods which consume natural rubber as the principal raw material.
We have an expert technical consultancy division to sort out all the issues faced by the manufacturing units. At present we guide our customers in formulation of compounds and the technical problems faced by them during the course of their production activities. If necessary, we provide the technical consultancy for the formulation of new articles or things for which natural rubber is the principal raw material.
| 1493 - 1496: | Christopher Columbus discovered natural rubber in Haiti where he saw the natives there playing with ball made from the "sap" of a tree called "cau-uchu." |
| 1736 : | Natural rubber was introduced to the western world by Charles de la Condamine. |
| 1770 : | John Priestly found that natural rubber could erase or rub away pencil mark, hence he called the material "rubber." |
| 1820 : | Thomas Hancock invented a machine called "masticater" that allowed the rubber to be softened, mixed and shaped. |
| 1839 : | Charles Goodyear discovered the process of vulcanization. Vulcanization involves heating the natural rubber which causes a complex chemical change to occur. But in layman's terms, vulcanizing gives rubber its elasticity and other desirable properties so that it's useful. |
| 1876 : | Sir Henry Wickham collected some 70,000 seeds and secretly carried them to London from Brazil. Later years, these rubber trees were planted in large scale in Asia (in places such as Ceylon and Singapore) as well as Africa. |
It is interesting to note that India is the fourth largest producer of natural rubber in the world and also is the fourth largest consumer of natural rubber all over the world the yield of rubber per hectare is the highest in India as compared to other countries. It is due to the technological advancement and the care and concern the Govt. authorities provide to the rubber agricultural sector.