The global surplus of natural rubber will shrink 46 percent in 2015 as demand expands and farmers reduce tapping because of decreasing prices, according to the International Rubber Study Group. Production will outpace demand by 202,000 metric tons from 371,000…
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Thai Ministry urges profit-sharing arrangement with rubber farmers
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