THERE has been no rubber tapping in Kerala, India for more than two weeks because of monsoon rains, an industry official recently said. “Supply is extremely tight in the domestic markets as there’s been no production in the last 19…
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EPDM prices to plunge further in Asia
ETHYLENE propylene diene monomer (EPDM) prices in Asia are likely to fall further with surplus stocks in Europe being offloaded into the region at cheaper prices, while demand in the key downstream automotive sector remains weak, industry sources said recently.…
Weak tyre production drags NR consumption
IN A REPORT, consumption for natural rubber (NR) fell 1.5% to 165,000 metric tonnes in the April-May period, compared to 167,000 metric tonnes during the same period last year, despite an increase of output to 112,000 metric tonnes or 1.2%…
Malaysian Rubber Board chairperson reappointed
INCUMBENT Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) chair, Datuk Wira Ahmad Hamzah has been reappointed to his post, the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry announced. It is expected that the reappointment will enable Ahmad to provide continuity MRB’s implementation of strategies and…
Malaysian State smallholders to benefit from rubber board’s measures
THE SABAH Rubber Industry Board will be increasing the rubber hectarage of smallholders from the current 94,000 hectares to 130,000 hectares by 2020. Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin also said in a statement that the board will…
Association sees Kerala NR sector likely to crash
THE ASSOCIATION of Planters of Kerala (APK) cautions that the natural rubber (NR) growing sector in the Indian state of Kerala is likely to slip into crisis due to frequent price drops and production cost hikes. Y Raghavan, Chairman of…
First post-harvest rubber facility in the Philippines gets approval
THE REGIONAL office of the Philippine’s Department of Agriculture has approved the country’s first rubber post-facility located in Northern Mindanao for processing an estimated 1,000 hectares of rubber tree plantations in the area. The Mindanao Rural Development Program’s (MRDP) affirmed…
Indian rubber group seeks freeze on rubber import levy
THE ALL India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) has urged the Government to dissolve Customs duty on imported raw materials such as butyl and other synthetic rubbers to abate influx of cheap Chinese imports into the domestic market. The group said…
Slow demand weighs down on Malaysian rubber market
SLOW DEMAND and bleak global economic prospects seem to linger far too long, affecting commodities market. Citing a report from the country’s news agency, Bernama, the Malaysian rubber market is seen to drop further in the week. The decline is…
Bridgestone beats design patent rap in China
BRIDGESTONE Corporation has won an infringement of design patent rights lawsuit against Qingdao Genco Industrial Group Co., Ltd. in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. The tyre maker argued that Qingdao Genco Industrial Group Co., Ltd,, after it has been found to…