27-year old Ramli Amin is a rubber tapper working in the eastern Malaysian Borneo state of Sabah. He wakes up at 3.30 a.m. and rides a motorbike to his lot several km away from the dormitory, just on time for…
South and East Asia rubber news
27-year old Ramli Amin is a rubber tapper working in the eastern Malaysian Borneo state of Sabah. He wakes up at 3.30 a.m. and rides a motorbike to his lot several km away from the dormitory, just on time for…
Rubber prices are expected to rise to 60 baht a kilogramme in the first quarter. This comes after Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia pledged to withhold exports of 350,000 tonnes of natural rubber (NR) from this month until March. The pledge…
Shipments of Cambodian rubber abroad increased by nearly 36 % in 2017, amounting to 190,000 tonnes, a senior official at the general directorate of rubber announced recently. Pol Sopha, the director-general of the general directorate of rubber at the Ministry…
The year 2017 saw several disappointments. Industry troubles such as price crash and production loss due to climate change continued to haunt the 10-lakh odd growers especially in the small and medium segment. Prices hovered at 120-130/kg for the RSS-4…
Thailand is expected to export 240, 000 of its rubber pillows to China annually. Thailand’s rubber pillows are made by rubber planters under the Network of Rubber Planters Institutes of Thailand, said Suphat Eawchai, the official attached to the Ministry…
A former chairman of state-run Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) and four other officials from its units have been issued with prosecution and probation orders for alleged violations of state rules, Vietnamese police said. Communist Vietnam is in the middle of…
Former prime minister and ex-Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai has appealed to premier Prayut Chan-o-cha to address falling household income in the South. The petition was lodged to Gen Prayut via his deputy Wissanu Krea-ngam. Based on Chuan’s petition, the…
State-run Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) has approved a plan to sell 25 % of the company in an initial public offering, worth an estimated 12.8 billion dong (US$563 million). The sale is part of Vietnam’s plans to trim stakes in…
The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA) expects the total export of medical examination and surgical gloves this year to reach almost 150 billion pieces and bring in estimated revenue of RM16.2 billion. President, Denis Low Jau Foo said in…
Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong recently headed a delegation to Vietnam to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations. The trip comes during a time when Vietnam is predicted to have significant growth in…
International Rubber Prices
(as of 16, April 2018)
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