Piyush Goyal to inaugurate the Annual Rubber Conference in Guwahati on October 9

The Annual Rubber Conference and Assembly Meetings of the Association of Natural Rubber (NR) Producing Countries (ANRPC), an international organization of natural rubber-producing countries, is scheduled to be held in Guwahati from October 9 to 13.

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal will inaugurate the Annual Rubber Conference on October 9.

The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) is an inter-governmental organization established in 1970. Currently, 13 countries, including India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam are members of this global association.


It stated that low prices of rubber, increased labour costs, labour shortages, diseases, climate change, environmental problems, etc., are the common challenges that all NR-producing countries face today. Collective efforts are essential to solve these common issues in this sector. This increases the importance of ANRPC as a common platform to identify and address worries common to all producing countries.

The ANRPC aims at the overall development of the NR sector and plays a significant role in assessing the situations in the member countries and facilitating communication between the stakeholders. The exchange of ideas in the public forums of ANRPC, such as the Annual Rubber Conference, facilitates the formulation of strategies required to sustain the NR sector everywhere. Therefore, this year's theme, ‘Natural Rubber Industry: Challenges and Policy Options in the 21st Century’, has a special significance.