Declining rubber prices left the property market and residential demand in Thailand’s southern provinces to depend on investments from the government in infrastructure projects. Sureeratana Luckananit, senior director of the southern regional office of the Bank of Thailand, says the…
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India abolishes cess on rubber, automobile and other goods
India’s central government has removed additional cess on goods and services included in the last three General Budgets – 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18, as per a notification by the Finance ministry on June 7, 2017, to ensure the smooth rollout…
Malaysia working on new road-building method using coagulated rubber
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Sinopec cuts eastern China butadiene prices by 8% amid oversupply
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