2. Investing and trading: Probability of loss common to all businesses and investment opportunities, and inherent in all dealings in a market. Also called market risk, it cannot be circumvented or eliminated by portfolio diversification but may be reduced by hedging.
Natural rubber is an elastomer and a thermoplastic. Once the rubber is vulcanized, it will turn into a thermoset. Most rubber in everyday use is vulcanized to a point where it shares properties of both; i.e., if it is heated and cooled, it is degraded but not destroyed.atural rubber is often vulcanized, a process by which the rubber is heated and sulfur, peroxide or bisphenol are added to improve resistance and elasticity, and to prevent it from perishing. The development of vulcanization is most closely associated with Charles Goodyear in 1839.
Characteristics. The rubber tree is an evergreen plant with thick, broad, glossy green leaves that are generally 5 to 12 inches long. In its native habitat, the tree may grow to a height of 100 feet and develop aerial roots that become separate trunks.As a houseplant, however, the rubber tree generally reaches a maximum height of 10 feet and often develops several main stems, although these do not form aerial roots as do the native trees.ubber trees grow well indoors in indirect light. The rubber tree plant (Ficus elastica) gets its name from its milky sap, which was used to produce rubber in the early 1900s.