Author Archives: Xuân Lộc

Why natural latex mattresses so expensive?

This gooey white foam is about to become the core of one of the most expensive mattresses you can buy. It is made from natural latex harvested by hand from rubber trees. Unlike memory foam, natural latex cores are hypoallergenic, [...]

How it is made: Synthetic Rubber

Synthetic rubber was invented in 1909 but the technology languished for a couple of decades a shortage of natural rubber during world war II spurred its development a kind of elastic plastic, it was actually more resistant to temperature extremes [...]

Vulcanized Rubber vs Traditional Rubber?

You may be wondering what is the different between traditional rubber and traditional rubber. The answer to that lies within the vulcanization process itself. This process adds sulfur or other curatives to the rubber. Compound followed by a heating process, [...]