Question

Highest production of synthetic rubber is carried out by which country?

Answer 1

Synthetic rubber:

1. China is known to be the highest producer of synthetic rubber.
2. Synthetic rubber is a polymer made from petrol, coal and natural gas as leading raw materials and is polymerized with olefins and dienes as monomers.
3. There are seven categories of synthetic rubber which include styrene-butadiene, polybutadiene, nitrile butadiene, polyisoprene, nitrile butadiene, polyisoprene, and chloroprene, butyl, ethylene-propylene, and styrene-butadiene rubber.
4. The synthetic rubbers are categorized on the basis of insulation, air tightness, elasticity, oil resistance and temperature resistance.