Category: Pan-Asia

South and East Asia rubber news

Falling rubber prices affects Sri Lankan tappers

Sri Lanka’s rubber growers are being hit by falling world prices with production volumes also dropping due to a drought within the country, an industry association said. Deputy Chairman Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) and CRTA Vice Chairman S. S.…

Indian rubber market stays neutral

Spot rubber finished unchanged on Saturday. The week-end session was almost inactive and the market remained neutral amidst scattered transactions. Sheet rubber was quoted steady at Rs.145.00 a kg by traders and the Rubber Board. The grade finished flat at…

India to implement national policy on rubber

The government of India has agreed to help implement an ambitious National Policy on Rubber (NPoR) developed by the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA). Announced April 1, the policy designates the Indian rubber industry as a “Sunrise Sector” bringing…

NMCE gets approval to launch rubber mini contracts

Forward Markets Commission has permitted national commodity bourse NMCE to launch rubber mini contracts for up to 5 tonnes from next month to increase the participation of small traders. Currently, the National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE) offers futures trading in…

Rubber prices drop in Cambodia intensifies worry

The government and industry insiders are worried about the steady decline of rubber prices over the last three years, during which the area it is cultivated in has grown. “Farmers and investors raised concern .?.?. over the trend of the…

MRF eyes procurement, may set up factory outside India

India’s second-largest tyre maker by revenues MRF Ltd is eyeing several acquisitions opportunities but remains cautious over committing itself to inorganic expansion, chairman and managing director KM Mammen told The Times of India. Taking a dig at the aborted deal…

Govt told to lobby US on tyre tariff reduction

Indonesian tyre producers have demanded the government continue lobbying the US administration for an extension of the tariff reduction on tyre exports. Chairman of the Indonesian Tire Producers Association (APBI), Azis Pane, said Thursday that domestic tyre producers still needed…