41.   The Government was also aware that the price drop could not be stopped or controlled by one country alone because natural rubber was also produced by neighbouring countries.

42.   The natural rubber belonged to Sime Darby Commodity Trading and a Sime Darby subsidiary based in Hong Kong, China Resources.

43.   The Philippines exports electronic parts and components, coconut oil, natural rubber, automotive components and parts and cocoa powder to Malaysia.

44.   The Sunday Star quoted Primary Industries Minister Lim Keng Yaik as saying that if both countries pull out, it could lead to a price increase for natural rubber.

45.   The various levels in the price band indicate the positions that Inro buffer stock manager has to take during his market intervention activities to stabilise natural rubber prices.

46.   They wrap natural rubber around the end of a stick of strong but flexible guisisil wood for the mallets.

47.   He admitted that structural transformation had affected the production of natural rubber but said it had also created opportunities which could be capitalised on.

48.   He admitted structural transformation had affected production of natural rubber but said it had also created opportunities which could be capitalised on.

49.   Indonesia, the second largest natural rubber producer after Thailand, exports most of its rubber.

50.   INRA III signalled a renewed confidence in the viability of international cooperation in the field of natural rubber, he added.