REPORT ON THE PARTICIPATION OF RUBBER BOARD IN THE RUBBER TECHNOLOGY EXPO 2014 AT BANGKOK, THAILAND FROM 12-15 MARCH 2014 SUBMITTED TO MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
REPORT ON THE PARTICIPATION OF RUBBER BOARD IN THE RUBBER TECHNOLOGY EXPO AT BANGKOK, THAILAND Introduction Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, Government of India vide F.No.11/22/2012-Plant C dated 5 th July, 2013 approved the participation of Rubber Board in the Rubber Technology Expo at Bangkok, Thailand from 12-15 March 2014. Accordingly Mr. Sunny Varghese, Joint Rubber Production Commissioner, Department of Rubber Production and Mrs. P. Sudha, Deputy Director (RIDT), Department of Training, Rubber Board had been deputed to Thailand for participation from 11-16 March 2014. The purpose of participation was to promote the export of natural from the country and introduce the brand Indian Natural Rubber with the quality logo in the international market. The Rubber Technology Expo is one of the major trade fairs in the Asian belt related to rubber which was held in Bangkok in concurrence with the Global Rubber, Latex & Tire Expo 2014(GRTE 2014) and thus was benefited by the participation of all stake holders related to rubber industry. The report of our participation and feedback from the fair is submitted for kind approval of the Ministry. Rubber Technology Expo 2014 The 2nd International Exhibition Global Rubber, Latex and Tire Expo 2014(GRTE2014) was held at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand form 12-15 March 2014 in concurrence with the Rubber Technology Expo 2014, the Rubber Products World Expo 2014 and Bangkok
International Tire Expo 2014 at the same venue. The Expo was well arranged and professionally managed by M/s. TechnoBiz Communications Co., Ltd., Thailand. The exhibitors participated in the Expo were mainly tyre and non-tyre products manufacturers/dealers, machinery manufacturers/suppliers, synthetic rubbers/compounding additives manufacturers/dealers, chemical manufacturers/dealers, R& D institutions, publishers of rubber industry related journals, books etc. There were about 15 stalls from India supported by CAPEXIL for the promotion of rubber products. About 200 exhibitors from 15 countries, mainly from Asian belt, participated in the Expo. A show Directory giving the details of exhibitors were collected for reference. Stall of the Rubber Board, India The Expo was arranged at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre(BITEC), Bangkok. Rubber Board had booked a stall of size 12 sq.m. for the presentation of exhibition materials. The stall No. allotted to Rubber Board was B-12 & 14. The fascia RUBBER BOARD INDIA was provided in front of our stall. All facilities like proper lighting, furniture, brochure rack, floor carpets, plasma TV with CD player etc were provided by the organizers as per our requirements intimated and booked earlier. The officers deputed reached Bangkok on 11.3.2014 and the stall allotted to Rubber Board was arranged on the same day with the following exhibition materials. Ten numbers of posters explaining India s potential to export different forms of Natural Rubber with specific focus on promotion of the quality logo under the brand Indian Natural Rubber at International level Brochures on Indian Natural Rubber detailing the importance of different marketable forms of Natural Rubber, its processing, quality control, specifications, selection, advantages etc
Samples of all grades of Ribbed Smoked Sheets (RSS) for exhibiting and cut pieces for distribution to visitors Samples of latex and field coagulum grades of Indian Standard Natural Rubber for exhibiting and cut pieces for distribution to the visitors Sample of Centrifuged latex BIS specification details of RSS(IS 15361), ISNR(IS 4588) & Centrifuged latex(is 5430) Booklet on list of Indian Exporters of Natural Rubber About the programme and the visitors to Rubber Board stall The Rubber Expo scheduled from 12-15 March 2014 at BITEC was opened officially at 10 AM on 12.3.14. On all days the Expo started at 10 AM and ended at 6 PM except for the last day on which the Show was opened only up to 5 PM. The organizers had distributed the Show Directory providing the details of all exhibitors profiles and details of the other three events arranged in concurrence. Also the floor plan and daily event details were distributed for ready reference by the organizers. All these were useful in identifying, locating and interacting with the exhibitors. On the first day Mr. Boonharn Ou-Udomying, Chairman-Rubber Based Industry Club, The federation of Thai Industries and Dr. Suchiva, Rubber Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Science, Mahindar University, Nakoru Pathom, Thailand visited our stall and had discussions on the Indian rubber scenario. Reasonably good number of people from different countries visited our stall on all the four days. The visitors to our stall were mainly manufacturers and traders of all types of tyres including solid and industrial tyres, tubes & other tyre related rubber products, beltings, ancillary items, machines, equipments, tools, chemicals, dealers of raw rubber Natural & Synthetic-, rubber chemicals, rubber products, academicians etc. Since this was an exclusive rubber show, natural rubber, the basic raw material for its manufacture was well known to the group. The visitors were mainly from Thailand, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan etc. Technical
and purchase personnel from tyre industries, traders of natural rubber, dealers of NR & SR, manufacturers/dealers of non-tyre items, dealers of synthetic rubbers, reclaimed rubber, plastics & chemicals etc were also there in the visitors group. Detailed interactions were made with the visitors wherever needed, clarified all the technical/market related queries raised by them especially quality related questions and collected feed back in genuine cases with full contact details. The exhibitorsmanufacturers and traders of tyres and ancillary items- also visited our stall and collected details. The quality assurance of the brand Indian Natural Rubber and benefit of the quality logo was explained to all. Most of the enquiries were for dry forms of Natural Rubber like RSS and ISNR. The visitors to our stall were well aware of the quality status, price etc of the major natural rubber producing countries. The quality of the exhibited grades was well appreciated by all the visitors to our stall. Samples were taken by the visitors and few of them were very curious about knowing the process details and machinery for making good quality sheet rubber equivalent to the exhibited samples. There was good response for our RSS and ISNR. The exporters directory was distributed in genuine cases. The exhibition catalogue circulated by the organizers would be much helpful to us in future as it contains full contact details and business background of each exhibitor. We can directly contact the tyre manufacturers, if required. We could utilize the lean time to visit their stalls and to collect technical information, catalogues etc on various processes/machinery/equipments used in rubber product manufacture which were very informative towards updation of the rubber industry and can be shared to our clients in India. The Indian exhibitors also visited our stall and had interaction with them to know about their business. The feedback collected from some of the important visitors of the exhibition who have shown genuine interest in Indian Natural Rubber is summarized in Annexure I and some of the photographs of our stall and live discussions with the visitors to the
stall are provided in Annexure II. Those who were specifically interested in our product were encouraged to provide their contact details in the visitors book. The posters, RSS samples and video shown were appreciated by many of the visitors to our stall. All the enquiries were compiled with full contact details and were given to the Market Promotion Department of Rubber Board for further follow up action in this regard. The participation in the Expo was useful in introducing Indian Natural Rubber with the quality logo in the international market. Conclusions and recommendations Since the Expo was an exclusive Rubber Technology Show, most of the group- exhibitors and visitors- were well aware of Natural Rubber, the basic raw material for tyre production, its availability, quality and commercial aspects. Most of the enquiries were for dry forms of Natural Rubber- RSS & ISNR and the quantum requirement is nominally high. Participation in the Expo was very much benefited to introduce our rubber in the International market and also to create awareness on India s potential to export Natural Rubber. Introduction of the brand Indian Natural Rubber, the first country to introduce the brand at international level. Enquiries were there from all sectors of the tyre and non-tyre viz manufacturers, master-batch compound suppliers, traders of tyres & raw rubber etc. The quality of various grades of NR especially RSS exhibited in our stall was well appreciated by many of the visitors. However, for materializing the above enquiries commercial terms should be mutually agreeable; the fluctuations in national & international price are highly influencing the transactions.
Besides the enquiries received from dealers, we may contact the major tyre manufacturers directly, if required, for which the exhibition catalogue distributed by the organizer of the Expo will be useful. The exhibition was well organized and good participation was there from mainly the Asian countries. Since there were concurrent programmes in rubber technology related areas, could utilize the front towards technology updation and contact development. It is felt that participation in the Expo is highly beneficial in promoting export of Natural Rubber from our country. Therefore, in future also participation of Rubber Board in such Expos may be promoted. Acknowledgement We express our sincere thanks to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India Rubber Board, India and Chairman, Rubber Board for deputing us to Thailand to participate in the Rubber Technology Expo 2014. We are also thankful to the Marketing Department of Rubber Board for coordinating all activities related to the successful participation of Rubber Board in the Expo. Sudha. P Deputy Director(RIDT) Department of Training Rubber Board Sunny Varghese Joint Rubber Production Commissioner Rubber Production Department Rubber Board
Annexure I Sl. No 1 2 3 4 5 Enquiry details Name & Address Contact Details Enquiry Details Ms. Titya Poolsiri, Wellgrow Industrial Estate Phase 1, 104/1 MOO 5 Km.36 Bangna - Trad Rd., Bangsamark, Bangpakong, Chachoengsao 24180, Thailand Zahid Akram Sheikh, General Manger Crown Belting Industries, Manufactures of V-Belts, Fan belts & All kinds of power Transmission Belting, Head Office: 22, Badar Centre, 86- Railway Road, Lahore - 54000- Pakistan Mr. Somnuk Thosanut Marketing Thai Rubbers Latex Corp.,99/1-3 Moo 13 Banga-Trad rd., Km.7 Bangkaew, Bangplee, Samutprakam 10540, Thailand Technical person for a leading Footwear Company Giorgio Gabbrielli R&D Technical Manager SK Polymer Co. Ltd., 166 Soi Thiantalay 20, Bangkhunthian-Chytalay Rd., Samaedum, Bangkhunthian, Bankok 10150, Thailand Tel: 038 57071319; Fax: 038 57072021; Mob: +66817502389 Email:titiya@thaitunonu.co.th Ph: 0092 42 37675300; Fax: 0092 42 37653042; Mobile: 0092 315 8469260: Email: crownbil994@gmail.com Tel: 02 751-7171 # 110 Fax: 02 316-2485, 316-5873 Mob: 081-8893271 Email: somnuk@thaitex.com Web: www.thaitex.com VC collected. Manufacturer of footwear soles. Tel: 034 441102; Fax: 034441103; Mobile: 668 0874 3861; Email: abhar@skthai.com, sir.rha.f1@gmail.com Requirement: RSS Samples taken to consider. Quantity not intimated. Interested in RSS. Taken samples, discussed with the management and visited again. Quantity not intimated. ISNR 20 or RSS 3 Requirement:4000MT/month RSS 1, 2 & 3. Taken samples, discussed with the management and visited again. Manufacturer of footwear, producing 40 million pairs Requirement:RSS 3, 10T/month Compound exporter to USA & UK
6 B. Nandana, Proprietor BGN Rubber Factory, No:2 Temple Road, Miriyagalla, Padukka, Sri Lanka Tel: 00 94 11 2830241; Fax: 00 94 11 2830241; Mobile: 00 94 (0)773670766 Email: gbnrubber@gmail.com Web: www.bgnanadana.com Monthly consumption:200t Currently using SLR, looking for ISNR if price advantage. Their product market is in Europe. 7 8 9 10 11 Engineer Yves Prinzie MSc Rewah nv www.rewah.com Production Manager Nijverheidsweg 24 Tel +32 3 475 14 14 2240 Zandhoven Fax +32 3 475 10 94 Belgium. Engaged in paint industry. Interface Way Co. Ltd., 11/10 Prayasuran Rd. Samwa-tawantok, Klong samwa Bankok, 10510Pongpan Promrak Onecom, Head Office: 45- D, Miran Mohd Shah Road, K.D.A Scheme No.1, Karachi-Pakistan. Mr. Nanatsakon Sonsana, Trader Thailand PT. Wilson Lautan Karet Exporter Widya Drahma, Manager Tel +32 3 475 14 14 Fax +32 3 475 10 94 yvesprinzie@rewah.com info@rewah.com www.rewah.com Tel: +662 171 0290 ; Email: interface_way@yahoo.com Tel: +922134524882; Fax: +922134541684; Cell: +923212069233, +923008267410; Email:onecomchem.rehan@gma il.com shg-sritranggroup.com VC attached. Ammonia free latex for special application in wall coatin. Specially preserved with non- ammonia system. Requirement: 500T/year Monthly current dealing 5000 MT. Major share is TSR 10, RSS 1,RSS 2 and RSS 3 Interested in Cenex ISNR 10, ISNR 20, RSS 1, RSS 2 & RSS 3 Quantity not intimated. Shown interest, collected our contact details, exporters list and samples Market share Singapore- 20000MT Indonesia- 10000MT 20% is RSS 12 13 David Wang Rubber Valley Natural Rubber Exchange Bldg.NoB, Rubber Valley, No.43, Zhengzhou Road, Oingdao, China Somporn Porijitrawong, Sales Manger M.K. Mineral Chemical Co.Ltd., Manufacturer & Wholesaler of Chemical Products, 76/72-73 Rachadapisek Rd. Thapra, +86-4006-532-997 exchange@rubbervalley.com Tel: 662 457 6739; Fax: 662 457 6738 9 Interested in long term commodity exchange with India. Seriously interested in all grades of NR. Samples of all grades, exporters list and contact details of our marketing dept. were given. Also brochures on their activities were collected. RSS & ISNR
Bangkokyai, Bangkok 10600 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Ong Yee Kwee Tian Yuan Recycle Enterprise No.4, Lorong Kluang Satu, Batu 2 Jalan Kapar, 41400 Klang, Selangor Darui Ehsan Malaysia Rifat Oztemer Trader, Thailand Pongpan Promrak Marketing Manager Interface Way CO. Ltd., 11/10 Prayasuran Rd., Sanwa-tawantok, Klong Samwa, Bangkok 10510 Mr. Spring, Manager, Trading company Singapore M Manit Jarerusck, Trader, Thailand Nontarat Chevansamakkre, K.S. Maohukij Trader, Thailand Harnchai Enyuthmwat Trader CHC Rubber Ltd, Thailand 019-2806188 Trader of RSS and TSR approximately 5 containers/month VC attached. 886 334 3816 E mail: rifat@oztemer.com 662 171 0290 interface_way@yahoo.com 4 containers/month. Mainly block rubber 50T/month of RSS 3 8613829236136 ISNR 20 Shown interest, collected our contact details, exporters list and samples 081-4456003 Shown interest, collected our contact details, exporters list and samples nontarat@maohukij,co.th Currently trading reclaimed rubber. Shown interest in NR trading. Collected samples, address list and contact details. 0811233421 Engaged in latex trading, 20T/month 21 Bridgestone, Thailand VC attached RSS 3 & 4 22 Rehw Oma Trader 00923212069033 RSS 3 & ISNR 10 Shown interest, collected our contact details, exporters list and samples 23 Suporn Pan-Skul psoupie@hotmail.com 10 containers/month Both ISNR and RSS Exporters list and contact
details given 24 25 Kovit Masarat Kaset Piyamitr Co. Ltd., Thailand Chaiyut Boonrattava Thailand kovitmasarat@yahoo.com Requirement for Sheeting battery from India. Supplier s details required. Processing capacity 8000 sheets/day each sheet weighing1-1.2 kg. chaiyut_it@hotmail.com 10T/month of RSS 3 26 27 28 Semi Kao M/s S.J Group Felixli Director Chinscape Industry(Shanghai)Co. Ltd China Abhar Chekmama Formulation Research Engineer M/s SKPolymer Co. Ltd., Thiland VC attached. TSR 20 10 containers/month Collected our contact details, exporters list and samples Interested in 5L I container/month Ccollected our contact details, exporters list and samples Exporter of master batch compound to USA Requirement10T/month of RSS 4 29 Nontawat Cheuamsamakkee K.S.Maachukij Co., Ltd., Demand for Reclaimed rubber Besides the above,visiting cards were collected from those who had shown interest in our activities and shared the contact details of our marketing department and exporters list.
Annexure II