Norway Company is in discussions with authorities to invest in the rubber sector at the industrial zone in Hpa-An Town, Kayin State, said U Tin Maung Sein, the secretary of the Karen State Rubber Production Association. “They made a contact to invest in rubber sector since last year. They have al...

Myanmar rubber farmers and producers battered by months of low prices are enjoying some respite following a recovery in global markets last year. With weak local demand Myanmar’s rubber industry is at the mercy of world markets, and low prices throughout 2015 and much of 2016 led many of the coun...

The Forest Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has been planning to permit the export of logs harvested from private timber plantations, U Tin Tun, director of the Forest Department, told The Myanmar Times. To protect the environment and prevent defor...

The DaNa Facility, a UK Government Department for International Development (DFID) funded programme, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), have announced a joint investment of over $2.4 million in an innovative project aimed to change global rubber production. The project, focused on supporti...