STI BUGAY, PROVINGEHistory of Rubber Originally, was named as Natural Rubber is an elastic a Para tree because it was indo comin pales COMMITEE NCRey a te) derived from a milky 3 9 in Brazil. colloidal suspension known PNM ENC ecole bOMsotomt} xo) Scientific researches wo PROM LeCMISELAB aD) oom IETS The tree originated from many important uses Brazil, thus, all species of FTO Ted Maton Kee ea rubber is known scientifically as “Havea Beye On i vulcanization, thus the demand for it, led to the boom.History of Rubber Samples of rubber were then brought to Britain to undergo further scientific research. Joseph Priestley discovered that the material was good in rubbing pencil marks on paper. Hence, “rubber” was then named after it. Having recognized the commercial use and value of rubber, it spread to many tropical countries of the world reaching as far as the South Eastern hemisphere to include India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia where rubber RN Ot ROA CoIS Noh propagated.