Excerpt from Rubber: Production and Utilisation of the Raw Product

This little book is intended to serve as an introduction to the study of Rubber, and deals both with the production of the raw material and the subsequent manufacturing processes.

A good deal of interest is now taken in Rubber from different points of View. During the last few years we have seen the successful development of the Planta tion industry with which we have been closely associated. Our consulting practice also brings us into contact with the rubber manufacturing industry to which the atten tion of the public has been drawn owing to the popularity of the motor-car.

It is hoped that this book will be found suitable to the requirements of the average reader. Who is desirous of obtaining general information on the subject. In a narrower circle the book should prove useful to planters who wish to get some idea of the methods employed by manufacturers for the utilisation of their raw material, while those interested in manufactured goods will, we believe, be more particularly interested in noting the methods employed for treating the latex and curing the rubber on the plantations.

We are much indebted to Mr. J. K. Burbridge for reading through the proofs, and to Mr. P. M. Matthew, Mr. Herbert Wright, and various firms of rubber machinery manufacturers for some of the photographs and illustrations.

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