AN INFLUX of cheap Chinese and Vietnamese products are coming into the country and the Government has not stepped up to halt this. This was the general sentiment of the survey result conducted by the Philippine Rubber Industries Association among…
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South and East Asia rubber news
Thailand, Malaysia join forces in Rubber City project
THAILAND and Malaysia are collaborating on the Rubber City project aimed at developing the rubber industries of both countries. There are high hopes for the said project, and shoring up prices in Thailand – a major issue that has elicited…
Garden-grown rubber introduced in Sri Lanka
TO COUNTER the decline of rubber planting in the country. Sri Lanka promotes cultivation of rubber in home gardens with new varieties of rubber that can be grown in dry zones, and a cloned rubber variety that can be planted…
India to develop workforce with rubber skills
RUBBER Skill Development Centre (RSDC) Chairperson, Vinod Simon said during the recently concluded India Rubber Summit and Dinner in Kochi that about 50,000 individuals will be trained with rubber skills in the next one-year period. Together with All India Rubber…
Low domestic consumption strains Thailand’s pricing power, says Minister
ALTHOUGH a top global producer of natural rubber (NR), Thailand does not have the capacity to determine prices of NR; it only relies on the set prices in the global market, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agricultural and…
Indian rubber manufacturers welcome to venture in Vietnam
VIETNAM calls on the Indian rubber industry to invest in the country and benefit from its natural rubber sector. Currently, Vietnam’s rubber consumption comprises only 15% of the more than 9 lakh tonnes of locally produced rubber. Recently, members of…
RHB Research optimistic on Malaysian glove sector
RHB Research is giving Malaysia’s glove sector an optimistic review, citing that the marker conditions are favourable. The research firm says it was Overweight on the sector, naming Hartalega, Top Glove , Kossan and Supermax as strong performers (in terms…
Thai farmers junk proposal for rubber export tax cut
TO BUFFER declining rubber prices, Thailand will temporarily scrap rid tax on rubber exports. The move is also meant to dissipate the tension amongst protesting farmers who are demanding a price subsidy for rubber. An estimated 20,000 protesters recently assembled…
Thai public health ministry to push for rubber gloves
PUBLIC Health Minister of Thailand, Pradit Sintawanarong says that medical gloves and other devices can also boost demand in the local rubber sector. Research and development of the various applications on local rubber can be conducted, he says, adding that…
Thailand to use surplus rubber for roads
THAILAND’s Transport Minister Chadchart SittipuntMORE said that excess rubber in the country can be used in road construction, following a directive from Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s policy to tackle the excess supply of rubber. Recently, Chadchart ordered the Highways Department…