The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a probe by the director general-investigations into alleged cartelisation by the country’s top five tyre makers. The order was issued in June this year in response to a complaint from the All…
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South and East Asia rubber news
Vietnam rubber giant responds to villagers’ grievances
More than 15 months after a Global Witness report revealed that Vietnam’s state-owned rubber giant had illegally cleared land and displaced communities in Cambodia, the company has announced that it will accept and respond to complaints from those whose lives…
Sri Lanka Ministry of Plantation to evaluate land propriety for rubber
As the Ministry of Plantation Industries is promoting extension of rubber growing in the dry zone, particularly in the North and East of the country, it is important to discuss the subject of land evaluation and selection for rubber. Mere…
Thai Ministry urges profit-sharing arrangement with rubber farmers
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has proposed a profit-sharing arrangement between the state and rubber farmers who have illegally planted in national forest reserves and national parks, a ministry source said. Permanent secretary Mingquan Wichayarangsaridh submitted the idea to…
45% of India’s natural rubber plantations is low-yielding
As much as 45 per cent of the natural rubber plantations in India is in the low-yielding ‘aged’ category. Of this, one-fourth (11 per cent of the total) is over-aged, said an analysis of Rubber Board data on natural rubber…
Thai NCPO cuts down 20,000 illegally planted rubber trees
A 500-strong task force yesterday kicked off an operation to end forest encroachment in Mu Koh Phi Phi-Nopparathara National Park, felling more than 20,000 rubber trees on 329-rai of land. The combined forces comprised personnel from the National Parks, Wildlife…
NATM request to exclude specialty trailer tyres on Chinese tariff
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) has asked the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to exclude specialty trailer tyres in the case it is investigating relative to unfair trade practices surrounding tyres produced in China. NATM filed its comments…
VMI Group fights IP infringement in China
Dutch VMI Group has convinced the Chinese law enforcement to raid a Chinese company that is making equipment that replicates VMI’s tyre building drums. The results of the raid are now being examined by the Chinese courts and a ruling…
Agusan del Sur to expand rubber tree plantation
A 20,000-hectare rubber tree plantation is being programmed in Agusan del Sur after having been seen as another key factor in climate change mitigation and sustainable livelihood to farmers. The government and rubber growers are looking for bigger areas in…
Thai gov’t urges farmers to cut down rubber trees to shore up prices
Thailand’s military government will encourage farmers in the world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter to cut down more rubber trees in a bid to restrict supply to help shore up prices, a senior government official said on Tuesday. Global rubber…