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Latex is a natural ingredient that comes from rubber trees in the form of a milky liquid. There are thousands of species of plants that produce different types of latex, including the Chicle tree that yields the raw material for producing the rubbery material in chewing gum.
A standard latex surface is porous, may be 3/8â³ to 1/2â³ thick and is available in black or a sandwich system, which may be colored. The advantage of a latex system is the initial cost â it enables many schools with limited budgets to have a synthetic surface on their track.