Rubber Industry 1Q09

• Publication date: January 2009

Malaysia: Rubber covers the natural vs synthetic rubber, world data, gross domestic product, planted hectarage on estates and smallholdings, supply and demand of natural rubber, employment, rubber products industry, regulatory body and trade events of rubber industry in Malaysia. It also covers the market trends and outlook, exports, imports, summary of natural rubber trends, price, world forecast plus the comparative matrix and SWOT of the indus...

Malaysia: Rubber covers the natural vs synthetic rubber, world data, gross domestic product, planted hectarage on estates and smallholdings, supply and demand of natural rubber, employment, rubber products industry, regulatory body and trade events of rubber industry in Malaysia. It also covers the market trends and outlook, exports, imports, summary of natural rubber trends, price, world forecast plus the comparative matrix and SWOT of the industry leading players: Top Glove Corporation Bhd., Supermax Corporation Bhd. and Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd.

Malaysia is the third largest producer of natural rubber with production of 1.12 million tonnes in 2007 and commands about 12% of global market share. Today, Malaysia has gone further downstream and is the largest producer of rubber gloves and condoms in the world. More than 83% of the rubber growing area is in Peninsular Malaysia while the remaining is in Sabah and Sarawak. Altogether, Malaysia has 1.23 million hectares of rubber planted areas in 2007.In 2007, the domestic consumption of rubber was 579,248 tonnes (+16.9%), which comprised 450,246 tonnes (77.7%) of natural rubber and 129,002 tonnes of synthetic rubber (22.3%).

Resin And Rubber Industry in Malaysia

1. Industry Profile
1.1. Natural vs Synthetic
1.2. World Data
1.3. Gross Domestic Product
1.4. Planted Hectarage on Estates and Smallholdings
1.5. Supply and Demand of Natural Rubber
1.6. Employment
1.7. Rubber Products Industry
1.7.1. Latex Sub-Sector
1.7.1.1. Rubber Glove Industry
1.8. Regulatory Body
1.9. Trade Events
2. Market Trends and Outlook
2.1. Exports
2.2. Imports
2.3. Summary of Natural Rubber Trends
2.4. Price
2.5. World Forecast
2.6. Outlook / Future Prospects
3. Leading Players and Comparative Matrix
3.1. Company Profile and Operating Data
3.1.1. Top Glove Corporation Bhd
3.1.2. Supermax Corporation Berhad
3.1.3. Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd
3.2. Comparative Company Data
3.2.1. Operating Highlights
3.2.2. Financial Highlights
3.2.3. Company Analysis (SWOT)
Note: USD 1 = RM 3.57