Yeah...like the treadstock on a raidial tire. Once radials became the norm, natural rubber got a lot more use in tires. One more thing, you can make latex out of any rubber material. A case in point is the use of Nitrile rubber in gloves because some folks have a problem with natural rubber latex gloves. They are both made by the same dipping process and in this case, nitrile is extended in a solvent to become a latex.

tight lines Jim Sears