Rubber and rubber product industry is an important sector in Thai economy, involving 1.6 million families of farmers which account for over 6 million people across the country, also including entrepreneurs, laborers and government officials. In 2014, Thailand produced 4.32 million tons of natural rubber, out of which 540,000 tons (13%) were domestically consumed and exported 3.76 million tons (87%), generating export revenue of 242,785 m...
The ASEAN Rubber Business Council (ARBC), formerly known as the ASEAN Rubber Business Club was founded on 23 October 1992 in Jakarta, Indonesia under the sponsorship of four natural rubber producing and trading nations in the ASEAN region, namely Rubber Association of Indonesia (GAPKINDO); the Malaysian Rubber Exchange (MRE); the Rubber Trade Association of Singapore (RTAS); and the Thai Rubber Association (TRA) in order to exchange market information, to consu...
Natural rubber is a plant of economic importance of Thailand, which has been the worldโs biggest producer and exporter since 1991. In 2014, Thailand covers the cultivation area of natural rubber of 3.6 million hectares, of which tapping area is 2.78 million hectares. Thai rubber production reached 4.2 million tons in 2014, being domestically consumed for 541,000 tons and exported in primary-processing form of 3.78 million tons, data from the Office of Agr...
The Thai Rubber Association organized the annual dinner on May 8, 2015 at Centara Grand, CentralWorld, Bangkok for the celebration of rubber industry prosperity and for the rendez-vous of brothers and sisters in rubber business community. In the morning of the same day, TRA also organized a golf tournament at Muang Kaew Golf, Samutprakarn. In addition, TRA served as a host organization of the 13th Meeting of the Technical Committee on Contract Ma...
