The Rubber and Fiber Technology course held a guest lecture on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 09.00 – 10.40 WIB. This guest lecture carried the topic of Rubber Processing in Industry with the speaker, Santo Kiswoyo, S.T.P., M.Sc. from PTPN VII and guided by Dr. Manikharda, S.T.P., M.Agr. as the moderator. This guest lecture was conducted through Webex platform and attended by 6 participants.
Rubber is a basic material to produce products that are useful for the needs of living things, especially humans. Rubber is produced from rubber trees with the Latin name Havea braziliensis and new rubber can be tapped if the plant is about 4-5 years old and the trunk circumference reaches 45 cm. Rubber tapping is done every 3 days to give time for the formation of the tapping panel.