Asia-Pacific region to become the world's natural rubber industry leader

It is reported that the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) recent studies show that in 2006 the Asia-Pacific region to become the world's natural rubber industry leader.

Although Thailand's military coup took place in a row, but in 2006 became the world's largest natural rubber producing countries; China is the world's most important natural rubber and synthetic rubber consumption, in the synthetic rubber, followed by the United States has also become The world's second largest producer. From the natural rubber production, the area under cultivation from 1975 to 2005 no growth, the output per unit area has been greatly improved, which is the Asia-Pacific region to increase the total output of the main factors.

In the synthetic rubber, China's 2006 growth rate was 13.4 percent, the total output was 184,900 tons, more than 15% higher than Japan to become second only to the United States producing countries, as well as catch-up situation. .

Rubber consumption in the Asia-Pacific region also leads the world, China has become the world's largest rubber consuming country, also, Japan is the world's major rubber-consuming countries.