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…
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South and East Asia rubber news
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…
CPI(M) requests to restrict rubber imports to protect farmers
The CPI(M) has urged the Centre to impose restrictions on import of natural rubber. Citing the “pathetic situation” of rubber farmers in the country, the party said unrestrained import of natural rubber into the country was a major factor in…
Thailand’s stockpile of natural rubber to pave the roads
Thailand’s ruling generals have come up a new way to deal with the country’s bulging stockpile of natural rubber: pave the roads with it. Buoyant rubber stocks, inherited by Thailand’s military junta when they took power in May, are the…
Cambodia expects growth in dry rubber exports
Cambodia has seen a 91 percent rise in dry rubber exports in the first half of 2014 as revenue from the exports increased only 3 percent due to global decline of rubber prices. During the January-June period this year, the…
Kalinga Representative pushes rubber tree propagation
Kalinga Representative Manuel Agyao is pushing for the propagation of high value commercial crops (HVCC) like rubber tree in North Luzon as it is feasible and viable industry that provides income and help balance the ecosystem. To lead this campaign,…