It is used to make pesticides, rubber, and solvents.
People may also make artificial rubber from mineral oil.
Liberia and Nigeria also started growing trees to make rubber.
This was a crucial step to the military for making synthetic rubber as natural rubber supplies had been stopped.
He was unable to turn this discovery into a way to make commercially viable synthetic rubber.
He was tattooed with the number 143511 and assigned to a nearby work camp that made synthetic rubber.
Tune in to learn how Thomas failed at making synthetic rubber and ended up with chewing gum.
They had figured out how to use many plants to make medicines, deal with injury, and for other uses, such as making rubber.
During this period he was among those who developed the method for making synthetic rubber out of petroleum.
The chemical is used in making paint and synthetic rubber.