Against the back of recent European Union Deforestation-free regulations (EUDR) and other sustainably-centred concerns, the rubber sector in Malaysia has achieved a significant milestone with the inaugural Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest management (FM)/chain of custody (COC) certification of rubber…
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Indian tyre firms looking to SE Asian producers for natural rubber supply
Tyre manufacturers in India are looking to Southeast Asian natural rubber producers for supply as demand for the commodity increases in the country amidst a slowdown in domestic production, according to industry officials. The country’s rubber industry is also expected to…
GREL to build second rubber factory in Ghana’s Western Region
The Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL), the largest industrial rubber plantation in Ghana, will be constructing a second rubber factory in the Western Region of the country. The factory, estimated at EUR50 million, will create 3,000 jobs when the first…
UNDP Resident Rep in Zambia urges restoration of rubber plantation
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Zambia, Janet Rogan, is urging the government to restore the rubber plantation in the Zambian district of Nchelenge to help boost the economy and reduce poverty. Speaking after inspecting the rubber plantation…
Sri Lanka glove manufacturer’s profits maintained
Despite the European economic slowdown, Dipped Products maintains its profits from rubber gloves and rubber plantation.