Synthetic rubber use up 26.6% in April-July

摘要

The steep rise in natural rubber (NR) prices has resulted in a sharp increase in the consumption of synthetic rubber (SR) in the country. The consumption of SR was up 26.6 per cent during April-July period of the current fiscal year, compared to 4.9 per cent growth in the same period of 2009-10, latest data by the Rubber Board showed. In volume terms, total SR consumption increased to 132,925 tonnes in April-July as against 104,955 tonnes in the same period of the last financial year.