Malaysia will start the construction of rubberised roads all over the country this year in order to increase domestic rubber consumption, according to Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry. Its minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong, said the move would…
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Rubber MSMEs in India urge import duty increase on finished rubber products
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India’s rubber industry are calling for an increase in import duty on manufactured rubber goods entering the country. They are asking for import duties to be increased to 30% from the current maximum of…
ANRPC says global rubber price hike in 2017 will not be substantial
The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) is expecting that any global rubber price increase happening in 2017 will not be substantial, despite the analysis of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying natural rubber price would gain much in…
Rubber farmers, production in Thailand worst hit by flooding
Rubber production in Southern Thailand is experiencing the worst impact they have had in 10 years due to flooding in the area, said Uthai Sonlucksub, president of the Natural Rubber Council of Thailand. Uthai said that the rubber farmers in…
Kerala, India used plastic waste, 50,000 tonnes of rubber to resurface roads
The Kerala Public Works Department (KPWD) in India is helping rubber farmers and coir workers, as well as protecting the environment through a new strategy in building more durable roads, according to Minister for Public Works G. Sudhakaran. Speaking after…
AIRIA teams up with Tripura University for rubber tech education, research
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA), the largest not-for-profit non-government body serving India’s rubber industry and trade, is collaborating with Tripura University (TU) for the promotion of rubber technology programmes in the country. The two organisations will jointly facilitate…
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…
Major Taiwanese tyre makers to hike prices as rubber costs increase
Major tyre makers in Taiwan have announced plans to increase prices by 8% to 12% next year as synthetic rubber and natural rubber prices also go up. In a Taiwan Stock Exchange filing, tyre manufacturer Federal Corporation said it would…
Rubber Board: India’s NR production up 19% in November
The production of natural rubber (NR) in India rose 19% in November this year compared to the same period last year showing an increasing trend, according to the officials of state-run Rubber. The world’s fifth-biggest producer of the commodity, India…
Guangken eyeing overseas listing of its Thai rubber unit
Two years after Guangdong Guangken Rubber Group Co. acquired Thai Hua Rubbr Public Co, which is the world’s third largest natural rubber group, the company is now planning to list its Thailand operations on stock exchanges in Thailand and Hong…