UK/US-headquartered Global Witness, an environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) campaigning against natural resources exploitation and poverty , alleges that at least two Vietnamese rubber firms have illegally seized parcels of land in Cambodia and Laos, in collusion with Government authorities. Naming…
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South and East Asia rubber news
Thailand district rubber plantation encroaches forest reserve
A FOREST reserve in the Wang Thong district is reportedly on the brink of being spoiled, as an approximately 2,000 rai of land in the vicinity of the district’s river basin forest is being developed into a rubber plantation. Allegedly,…
Indian state to promote rubber farming in tribal districts
THE GOVERNMENT of Odisha, an Indian state in southeast coast, has set up programmes to promote the cultivation of rubber and coffee as an income generating activity amongst tribes. The programme, which will encompass 85,000 acres of land in the…
CIO Tyres to join Tyrexpo India 2013
INDIA’s leading OTR tyre retreadin, CIO Tyres Pvt. Ltd is exhibiting at Tyrexpo India to be held 9-11 July, this year at Chennai. The firm specialises in repairing and retreading bias ply and radial OTR tyres, using Mould Cure techniques…
India rubber board to conduct training on rubber products
THE Rubber Board has announced that it will hold a five-day training on the manufacture of latex-based rubber products slated from May 13 to 17 at the Rubber Training Institute in Kottayam. For a fee, the programme outlines rubber products…
Malaysian state opens more land for rubber plantation
MALAYSIA’s Modernisation of Agriculture Minister and Rural Development reported that another 20,000 ha of land had been opened for rubber plantations in Kuching, Sarawak this year to produce high quality rubber for the China market. Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri…
Sumitomo projects US$7.62 billion sales growth in 2013
SUMITOMO Rubber Industries Ltd. forecasts strong sales and earnings this year for its tyres, sporting and industrial business units. Based on the company’s fiscal 2012 financial summary report, this year, the company projects a 7% to US$7.62 billion sales growth,…
Vee Rubber to debut new high performance tyres for 2014
OEM tyre maker VEE RUBBER is finally going into producing its own tyre brands, after more than three decades of producing tyres for other brands. By 2014, the Thailand-headquartered company will be launching several new models of tyres. Brand manager,…
Truck sales in China can benefit rubber
CHINA has posted a 7.7% to 320,300 units rise in truck sales in March from a year earlier, according to a data released by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). According to Orient Futures Co. analyst Yan Xinbin, the positive…
Myanmar rubber export earnings slid by US$80 million
MYANMAR’s rubber exports earning swung low by US$80 million, despite an increase in rubber exported this year compared to the previous year, due to the low global rubber price at US$400 per tonne. In a statement by the Myanmar Rubber…