Media Release

MEDIA  RELEASEBY THE INTERNATIONAL TRIPARTITE RUBBER COUNCIL (ITRC) AND THE INTERNATIONAL RUBBER CONSORTIUM (IRCo) CURRENT NATURAL RUBBER (NR) PRICE TREND IS NOT REFLECTIVE OF ITS FUNDAMENTALS 4 AUGUST 2017 BANGKOK, THAILAND The Joint Meeting between Senior Officers of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) and the International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) Board of Directors was held […]

Current Natural Rubber Price Trend Not Reflective Of Fundamentals

Current Natural Rubber Price Trend No Reflective Of Fundamentals 28 August 2017By Media OutReach A Joint Meeting between Senior Officers of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) and Board of Directors of the International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) has concluded that the current price of Natural Rubber (NR) is not reflective of the economic fundamentals that affect it.  While the […]

Vietnam Joins Council of World’s Top Rubber Producers

Vietnam Joins Council of World’s Top Rubber Producers15 September 2017 By Reuters Thailand’s agriculture minister said on Friday that Vietnam will join the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), representing the world’s top natural rubber producers, in an effort to ensure stability amid global price concerns. The members of the ITRC – Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia […]

Australia’s Weather Bureau Issues La Nina Alert

Australia’s Weather Bureau Issues La Nina Alert 22 November 2017 By Reuters (Charlotte Greenfield, Henning Gloystein) Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology has issued an alert for a La Nina weather event starting next month, saying the chance it would take place was triple the normal likelihood. The weather occurrence La Nina is triggered when sea surface temperatures […]

Malaysia to Begin Building Rubberised Roads to Prop-up Rubber Industry

Malaysia to Begin Building Rubberised Roads to Prop-up Rubber Industry 28 January 2017  Malaysia will begin construction of rubberised roads nationwide this year, in a bid to boost domestic consumption of rubber, said the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry today. Its minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong, said the move would help shore up the […]

Malaysia’s Rubber Exports to Surpass RM20 Billion in 2017

Malaysia’s Rubber Exports to Surpass RM20 Billion in 2017 23 May 2017 By Ooi Tee Ching Malaysia’s rubber exports is expected to rise by 10 per cent to surpass RM20 billion this year, up from RM18.12 billion registered in 2016. This increase is due to higher global demand said Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk […]