The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has resolved to allocate a total of 12 billion baht to assist rubber planters with their production costs and rehabilitate flood- and drought-affected people across the nation. According to Deputy Director-General of…
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Indian govt forms panel to formulate national rubber policy
The commerce ministry has initiated a process to formulate a national rubber policy and to draw up a draft, it is setting up a committee of experts. The decision follows concerns expressed by rubber-consuming industries over a decline in both…
Uzhimprom to construct tyre plant in Uzbekistan
The “Uzhimprom” State Joint Stock Company (SJC) plans to bring the results of the tender for the construction of the plant on the production of car tires worth $230 million in late June and early July, the company’s representative told…
MRDP builds rubber facility to boost Philippine rubber industry
Rubber processing will be given a big boost with the establishment of P31.6 million natural crumb rubber processing in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. The facility, which will be turned over this month, is a big-ticket project of the Mindanao Rural…
Planters association in India aspires to ban imports of rubber
Concerned over fall in rubber prices, the Association of Planters of Kerala (APK) has urged the Centre to ban imports of rubber to protect growers from further crisis. Prices of natural rubber, according to APK, have dropped to a five-year…
Thai rubber planters plans to ask NCPO for help
Rubber growers nationwide are planning to ask the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to help shore up rubber prices which have dropped sharply in the country, said Uthai Sornlaksap, chairman of the Thai Rubber Council. Mr Uthai said…
Myanmar rubber production increase causes smuggling to surge
Recent increases in rubber production are not reflected in export statistics, leading officials to conclude that illegal exports are on the rise. Trucks carrying raw rubber wrapped in plastic to conceal the smell often try to slip undetected through the…
Rubber plantations in Myanmar operates at a loss due to price fall
A number of rubber plantations are operating at a loss due to falling price of natural rubber which drops to US$1,700 per ton this month from $2,600 at the end of 2013. Rubber farmers have aired their grievances, particularly the…
Indian Rubber Board renders awareness programme for rubber planters
Campaign 2014, an awareness programme on rubber plantation was conducted by Dimapur regional office of Rubber Board India, in association with Land Resources Department, Dimapur at Hevishe village, Niuland sub-division June 6. The awareness campaign is conducted annually to sensitize…
Pakistan customs retrieves smuggled tyres
The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I), Karachi has recovered about 800 smuggled tyres, worth Rs13 million, in a raid on Friday. A statement issued by the directorate said the raid at a warehouse situated in the city was…