India releases rubber stats for 12 months to March 2011

ERJ staff report (DS)

Kottayam, Kerala, India -- India's Rubber Board has released production and consumption statistics for the financial year to the end of March 2011. The data is published in the May 2011 edition of Rubber Statistical News.

Production of Natural Rubber (NR) in the country during

2010-11 was 861,950 tonnes compared to 831,400 tonnes

during 2009-10 and recorded a growth of 3.7% compared

to the previous year.

Synthetic Rubber production increased to 110,340

tonnes during 2010-11 from 106,743 tonnes during

2009-10, registering a growth of 3.4% as against a growth

of 10.3% during 2009-10. The share of poly-butadiene

rubber was 69% during 2010-11.

total consumption of NR in 2010-11 was 947,715

tonnes with a growth of 1.8% as against 930,565 tonnes

during 2009-10. The auto tyre sector registered a growth

of 3.7% as against 13.4% achieved during 2009-10.

SR consumption increased to 411,830 tonnes during

2010-11 registering a growth of 18.4% as against 347,710

tonnes consumed during 2009-10. The automotive tyre

sector consumed 298,414 tonnes of SR during 2010-11

as against 238,153 tonnes during 2009-10, recording a

growth of 25.3%.

The relative share of consumption of

NR and SR in India changed to 70:30 during 2010-11 from

73:27 during 2009-10.

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May 2011 edition of Rubber Statistical News. from India's Rubber Board