Thursday, August 7, 2008

Kochi To Organize Global Summit On Rubber - Aug 07 , 2008

Kochi: Kochi has decided to organize India's first Rubber Summit and Dinner on August 16 with large participation of rubber and tyre industry leaders from across the globe. The theme of the event is India: A Potential Rubber Power. There will be a seminar on the potential, challenges and opportunities of the country's rubber industry in the backdrop of rising prices of natural rubber. The centre stage of global rubber economy has been shifting to the Asian region, in terms of production and consumption, and this makes the event here significant.The theme of the event assumes significance in the light of China having emerged as the world's largest consumer of rubber.

At present, India is facing the challenge of catching up with China in terms of economic growth. Experts and decision makers from major rubber producing countries are expected to make presentations at the summit in Kochi on a variety of rubber-related topics such as supply and consumption trends, price trends, synthetic and other alternatives of natural rubber, impact of oil prices on rubber prices and the role of R&D. Those who will be making presentations at the summit include experts from Rubber Board (India), International Rubber Study Group, All India Rubber Industries Association, Malaysian Rubber Board and All India Tyre Manufacturers Association. The conference is being organised by Rubber Asia, a rubber trade magazine of Asia, in association with Rubber Board and All India Rubber Industries Association.

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