South and East Asia rubber news
A study conducted by the College of Forestry and Natural Resources and Institute of Renewable and Natural Resources of the University of the Philippines Los Baños has found that the province of Compostela Valley have high potential areas for planting…
Malaysia, one of the world’s top five natural rubber producers, saw its natural rubber production in January fall 2 % to 65,792 tonnes as compared to December 2017. If compared to January last year, the production rose 1.4 %. Meanwhile,…
India’s Union Minister Suresh Prabhu announced that the government is developing a national rubber policy to address various issues concerning the sector and to boost shipment and productivity. “This policy is necessary because there are so many challenges the sector…
Malaysia will not be fixing the floor price for natural rubber (NR) at RM3 per kilogramme anytime soon as it will result in an additional expenditure of RM1.29 billion, Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur…
Taiwanese tyre-maker Maxxis has launched its first manufacturing plant in India, increasing the competition in the tyre industry. This came after four years the company entered the Indian market. Maxxis is a unit of Taipei-listed Cheng Shin Rubber Industry. It…
The use of cold mix asphalt (CMA) to build and surface roads will benefit about 440,000 rubber smallholders in Malaysia, says Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. He said the use of the rubber-based CMA would boost the consumption of…
India’s Union Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons has announced that the Central government will soon come out with a new Rubber Policy which will ensure remunerative prices for natural rubber. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of…
In November 2017, Showa Brain Navi Vietnam Co., Ltd, the subsidiary of Showa Holdings engaging in rubber and entertainment contents business completed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on collaboration in the provision of rubber lining business in Vietnam with PetroVietnam…
Arlanxeo, a leading synthetic elastomers company has signed an agreement with Saudi Aramco Products Trading company, headquartered in Dhahran, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, pertaining to the marketing and sales of EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) rubber. By entering into…
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…
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(Last Updated: 16 Aug 2018)
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