The Senior Officials in-charge of the rubber industry from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia met at the 41st International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) Meeting on 8 October 2026 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Council of three Member Countries currently represents 47% of global production of Natural Rubber (NR).
Member Countries were honoured that Dato’ Yusran Shah bin Mohd Yusof, Secretary General, Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK), Malaysia, chaired the Meeting. The delegations of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia led by Mr. Sansana Suriyayothin, Acting Governor of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT); Mr. Natan Kambuno, Director for Interregional and International Organization Negotiation, Ministry of Trade Indonesia; and Dato’ Razali bin Mohamad, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (KPK) Malaysia respectively.
The 41st ITRC Meeting was preceded by relevant committee meetings held from 6 – 7 October 2026.