Rubber mats and flooring have become such an integral part ofour everyday lives that many give little consideration to whererubber actually comes from. There are two sources of rubber,natural and synthetic. Natural rubber comes from latex and islargely comprised of polymerized isoprene with small quantities ofimpurities. The synthetic form of rubber is manufactured from thepolymerization of isoprene, chloroprene, butadiene andmethylpropene. The percentages of each chemical compound can beadjusted to give the synthetic rubber desired properties for a widevariety of physical and mechanical uses.Rubber is often used for flooring or to produce specializedrubber mats. Rubber mats are used for a multitude of recreational,industrial and agricultural purposes due to its non-porous nature.These mat