Five Rubber Trade Associations Consensually Agreed To Take Action

Five Rubber Trade Associations Consensually Agreed To Take Action   12 October 2014, 9:00 SEAST   The CEO of IRCo invited the Chairmen of five rubber trade associations, i.e. Thai Rubber Association (TRA), Rubber Association of Indonesia (GAPKINDO), Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB), Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA) and Association for Rubber Development of Cambodia (ARDC) on Friday, 10 October […]

Heavy Flood In Main Rubber Plantation Areas In Southern Thailand And Peninsular Malaysia

Heavy Flood In Main Rubber Plantation Areas In Southern Thailand And Peninsular Malaysia   22 December 2014, 11:00 SEAST   Since 17 December 2014, 7 Southern provinces of Thailand have been experiencing severe flooding due to heavy rains. The provinces are Surat Thani, Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phattalung, Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala, covering more than 1.53 million hectares of NR […]

Asian Rubber Settles Lower But May Improve This Week

Asian Rubber Settles Lower But May Improve This Week 5 August 2014, 18:07 SEAST Asian rubber settled lower Tuesday in slow trade owing to persistent weak sentiment as investors continued to seek cues to drive prices either way. Benchmark January natural rubber futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange settled 0.8% lower at Y204.6 a kilogram. […]

Asian Rubber Settles Higher; China Jumps Back

Asian Rubber Settles Higher; China Jumps Back   9 October 2014, 17:58 SEAST   Asian rubber settled higher Thursday on the prospect of collective producer action to restrict supply.   Major rubber producing countries Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia are set to discuss measures to stem heavy losses in the next few weeks, said Thailand’s Minister of Agriculture and […]

Asian Rubber Settles Mostly Higher After Weak Yen Provides Boost

Asian Rubber Settles Mostly Higher After Weak Yen Provides Boost 20 August 2014, 18:12 SEAST Asian rubber settled mostly higher Wednesday after a weak yen boosted bellwether Japan rubber above the psychological resistance level. Benchmark January natural rubber on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange settled 0.7% higher at Y199.3 ($1.93) a kilogram as the U.S. dollar […]

Global NR Stocks As Reported By IRSG In Its Rubber Statistical Bulletin

Global NR Stocks As Reported By IRSG In Its Rubber Statistical Bulletin � IRCo   14 October 2014, 08:00 SEAST Compiled by IRCo, October 2014Source: IRSG Rubber Statistical Bulletin   Upon tabulation of the global NR stocks (as at end 2013) as reported by IRSG in its 3 Bulletins in 2014, it is noticeable that the stocks […]

Tocom Rubber Higher; El Nino Supports

Tocom Rubber Higher; El Nino Supports   5 March 2014, 08:51 SEAST   Tocom rubber futures are higher amid the low-production season, and as talk mounts about a possible El Nino this year that is associated with unusually dry weather conditions in Asia.   “That means the rubber market fundamentals will influence the currently weak market […]

Tocom Rubber Reverses Early Losses; May Move In Range

Tocom Rubber Reverses Early Losses; May Move In Range   12 March 2014, 08:50 SEAST   Tocom RSS3 rubber futures are reversing early losses as Shanghai rubber has opened to trade in the positive zone.   IRCo chief executive Yium Tavarolit says in his weekly report that rubber prices are likely to fluctuate in range.   “On the production […]