Tocom Rubber Higher; Producers Seek To Improve Prices

Tocom Rubber Higher; Producers Seek To Improve Prices   7 October 2014, 09:03 SEAST   Tocom RSS3 rubber futures are higher in slow trade amid a public holiday in China.   Prices are getting support from discussions between major producing countries about the depressed market; the International Rubber Consortium says on its website that a ministerial […]

Malaysia Ready To Construct Rubberised Roads

Malaysia Ready To Construct Rubberised Roads   16 October 2014, 12:00 SEAST   According to a New Straits Times report, Malaysia is preparing to build its first rubberised roads in June 2015. Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities said this at a media briefing.   He explained that several countries have already begun research on […]

Asian Rubber Futures End Up; Thailand Unlikely To Release Stocks

Asian Rubber Futures End Up; Thailand Unlikely To Release Stocks   26 May 2014, 17:52 SEAST   Asian rubber futures settled higher Monday in slow trade with the upside capped because of the prospects of a large surplus this year even with the low-production season.   Benchmark October natural rubber on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange settled 0.8% […]

Farmers Hail Government Rubber Price Supports

Farmers Hail Government Rubber Price Supports   17 October 2014, 06:20 SEAST   The natural rubber and farmers councils have welcomed the government’s measures passed yesterday to help farmers suffering from the slump in rubber prices.   Under the measures approved at the National Rubber Policy Committee yesterday, farmers who each own no more than 25 […]

Asian Rubber Settles Lower; Thailand To Use Rubber Stocks Domestically

Asian Rubber Settles Lower; Thailand To Use Rubber Stocks Domestically   12 June 2014, 14:14 SEAST   Benchmark November natural rubber on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange settled 0.5% lower at Y199 a kilogram, breaching the key Y200/kg level in the last half hour of trade after a day of moving in a narrow range. Market confidence was […]

Asian Rubber Futures Settle Higher As Producers Seek To Improve Prices

Asian Rubber Futures Settle Higher As Producers Seek To Improve Prices   7 October 2014, 17:52 SEAST   Asian rubber settled higher Tuesday as prices received support from news of discussions between major producing countries about the depressed market.   The International Rubber Consortium said on its website that a ministerial meeting between Thailand and Malaysia on Monday emphasized […]

Tocom Rubber Ends Up; Likely Improve Into 1Q Of 2015

Tocom Rubber Ends Up; Likely To Improve Into 1Q Of 2015   29 October 2014, 13:57 SEAST   Tocom rubber futures settle 1.1% higher as recent price-supportive moves by major producers continue to boost.   International Rubber Consortium chief executive officer Yium Tavarolit says rubber prices are likely to improve through the low-output wintering season […]

Tocom Rubber Lower; Rangebound Trade To Continue

Tocom Rubber Lower; Rangebound Trade To Continue, Says IRCo � Dow Jones 22 July 2014, 09:12 SEAST Tocom RSS3 rubber futures are lower in rangebound trade with prices finding support at the Y200/kg level. International Rubber Consortium chief executive Yium Tavarolit says he expects natural rubber prices to move in a narrow range this week […]

Rubber Producers Move Toward Fighting Price Declines

Rubber Producers Move Toward Fighting Price Declines   7 October 2014, 19:12 SEAST   The Southeast Asian cartel that controls the majority of world’s rubber production is moving toward taking action to stem a price slump.   Officials from Malaysia and Thailand have discussed taking joint action to support prices, the secretariat for the International Tripartite Rubber Council said […]