First-ever Asian Rubber Conference brings together experts on Rubber Technology from various countries

Large representation from trade and industry



Shri Santosh Gangwar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt of India, inaugurated the first-ever Asian conference on rubber technology today in New Delhi. Stressing the importance of rubber in everyday life, Shri Gangwar said, “the annual turnover of the Indian Rubber Industry amounts for Rs 12,000 Crore, out of which the industry contributes Rs 200 Crore towards Government functioning. The industry provides direct employment to about 80,000 people and is a source of indirect employment for nearly 3 lakh. The Indian Rubber Industry has always played an important role towards development in the country and events like these keep the various organizations involved with rubber research and technology posted with latest developments the world over.”


The chief patron for the conference, Mr. R. P.Singhania, MD JK Industries Limited, echoed the importance of the rubber industry and said, “rubber in its various product forms, is present in every sphere of life and continues to be an important input for automotive application. To meet the rapidly changing demands of the auto industry, Indian Rubber Industry will have to pay focused attention to build various skills and developmental capabilities through continuous Research and Development, market and customer analysis and marketing and e-business among the suppliers.”

The basic objectives behind organizing the conference is to provide a common forum for all Asian countries to come together and work on joint strategies to further expand the opportunities keeping in mind the fact that Asian markets presently constitute the second-largest consumers of natural rubber and have recorded much higher growth rates than its European counterparts. Experts from leading Asian markets such as Japan, China, Malaysia, Korea besides USA, Germany & The Netherlands, are coming together for the first time on a joint platform to discuss emerging market scenarios and technological developments in what is being billed as the largest industry event in Asia in natural rubber segment.

The Chairman of the Indian Rubber Institute, Mr. S.N. Chakravarty, said, “the event will provide an opportunity to the Indian Rubber Industry to have a glimpse of the international achievements in the field of rubber and allied areas, interact with the latest technologies available the world over and identify major thrust areas for future growth to face the challenges offered by liberalization and globalization of the Indian economy”. He also added that the event would formalise the foundation of ‘Asian Rubber Forum’ as well as ‘Federation of Rubber Organizations of India’.

The three day expo, from the 28 till the 30 of November, is jointly organized by the Indian Rubber Institute and Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association, in association with JK Tyre and other key industry players.

Some Key Speakers

Indian Rubber Institute, though founded In India in the year 1946, was inaugurated in its present form on the 17th September, 1988, at New Delhi. It is a no profit making professional organization running for the last 5 decades on voluntary work of experts from industry and institute and is devoted to the promotion of rubber technology. The organization also conducts educational courses and seminars in the filed of rubber technology.