4 Feb 2016
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia plans to ‘rubberise’ some 1,000km of its roads beginning this year, the country’s national news agency Bernama reported 2 Feb.
The plan aims to diversify use of rubber in the country, making room for construction applications and reducing stocks, said head of Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) Mohd Akbar Md Said.
The country has already rubberised a 1km patch of road at the Kota Tinggi Research Station in Johor.
The move is part of a recent decision by major rubber producers to increase domestic use of their natural rubber to drive more demand.
“The three countries have looked into the possibility of using 300,000 tonnes of natural rubber for the next 5-10 years,” Bernama quoted the MRB chief as saying.
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