The world production of natural rubber (NR) registered 0.1% growth to 1.397 million tonnes during December 2022, the slowest growth in production of the year, according to data from Kuala Lumpur-based Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)’s December 2022…
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NR price on downward trend; growth expected for demand
The global market produced about 1.435 million tonnes of natural rubber (NR) during October 2022, according to Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) in its monthly report. It adds that about 87% of the production is attributed…
Sustainability of NR hinges on increased investments in R&D
Natural Rubber (NR) is an indispensable raw material for the global economy. Tyres account for the largest share of the world market and use a combination of NR and synthetic rubber (SR) to achieve the desired performance and durability. The…
Bridgestone to commercialise NR from guayule by 2030
Tyre maker Bridgestone Americas says it is taking a pivotal next step in its drive to commercialise the woody desert shrub, guayule, as a domestic source of natural rubber (NR), and as a more environmentally sustainable crop in America’s drought-stricken desert southwest,…
Continental uses “responsibly sourced” NR from Indonesia in bicycle tyres
Since July 2022, all newly produced tyres in German firm Continental’s “Gravity” mountain bike product range feature responsibly sourced natural rubber (NR) from a project in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Together with its partners, Continental says it is demonstrating through this…
Natural rubber market to improve, says ANRPC
Based on the estimates given by member governments up to June 2022, the outlook of natural rubber (NR) market is expected to improve further during the year 2022, in production and consumption, says the Kuala Lumpur-based Association of Natural Rubber…
India’s e-trading platform for NR goes live
India’s Rubber Board says that the electronic platform it developed for natural rubber (NR) trading, known as mRube, will go live on 8 June 2022. The e-trading platform has been launched to improve the marketing effectiveness in the NR supply chain, according to the…
Demand for NR topped in 2021; slower demand in 2022
Total rubber demand is estimated to recover by 9.4% in 2021 (y-o-y), reaching 29.57 million tonnes, exceeding the pre-pandemic level, according to the December 2021 edition of the World Rubber Industry Outlook (WRIO) published by Singapore-based International Rubber Study Group (IRSG). …
ASEAN demonstrates best practice in NR production, supply – PEF
This year, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has focused on the Southeast Asian region, which accounts for 85% of the world’s natural rubber (NR) output . Its purpose is to ensure that the region employs the…
PEFC to launch Supporting Sustainable Rubber campaign on 7 July
According to PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification), a drive for greater commitment to sustainability in the production and supply chain of natural rubber (NR) and rubber wood is being mounted which will help the global industry “bounce…