ANRPC’s report shows growth in natural rubber demand
Looking back into 2018, The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) reported that for eleven consecutive months up until December the global demand for natural rubber was growing and escalated 5 percent overall reaching more than 12,850 million tons, whereas in 2017, during the same time span, the number was just a bit over 12,200 million tons. This development came at a time when the global manufacturing of natural rubber grew more than 5 percent reaching over 12,800 million tons, as in 2017 it was a bit more that 12 million tons.