KUALA LUMPUR: MALAYSIA’S rubber exports are set to surpass RM27 billion this year, 10 per cent more than last year’s RM24.79 billion, on the back of higher global demand, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong. “We’re experiencing good rubber exports this year. In the first seven months of this year, we’ve already shipped out RM19.1 billion (worth of rubber),” he said. He was speaking after presenting scholarships from the Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council (MREPC) to 29 students pursuing their tertiary education at local universities. The fund is to support the development of high-value rubber products by nurturing talents in market promotion and product development.

Source: New Strait Times September 27, 2017 02:15 UTC