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Oct 31, 2008

African business to a profitable species of rubber

As the world's biggest rubber consumer, China's annual imports a large number of rubber. Recently, the Ministry of Commerce, the Asian-African Cooperation Department officials told reporters that Chinese enterprises are very suitable to Africa, the rubber plantations.

Asian-African cooperation in the Ministry of Commerce, deputy director Zhao said: "The rubber in Africa, like Liberia, which is Africa's largest rubber producing country. In the world, several former. Later, because of the war, many abandoned Jiaoyuan. I went to Western countries have seen in Africa run by rubber plantation, to do good. Like this country, including the natural and conditions of the country almost. Can be a large area of rubber plantations. "

Rubber production is currently concentrated in Southeast Asia, China and a small number of Asian countries such as Nigeria and a small number of African countries. In the 1990s, Africa has shrunk natural rubber, the world's total production accounts for only 4-5% of the production. Zhao said that the Secretary for African countries is that great powers exporting rubber, rubber plantation in Africa, to meet China's huge market demand for rubber. In addition, African countries welcome Chinese enterprises to invest in Africa went to agriculture, agriculture in the developed preferential policies.

Congo: "" We need a lot of development, we welcome you to come and invest. Only pay a small fee, you can get to. "

Secretary Zhao said that if the companies go to Africa to carry out agricultural cooperation or investment may apply for the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce's foreign economic and technological cooperation funds. Local enterprises can go to the local department in charge of business applications, the central enterprises to the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Commerce to apply. The application can be found at Ministry of Foreign Economic Cooperation Department Web site inquiries.

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