OUTLOOK ON NATURAL

RUBBER IN MALAYSIA

BYHAJI ZULKIFLI MOHD NAZIM

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING

RUBBER INDUSTRY SMALLHOLDERS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

EXPORT EARNINGS OF THE RUBBER INDUSTRY

1995 – 2001(RM Billion)

YearRaw

RubberRubberProduct

Rubberwood

ProductTotal

1995 4.04 3.87 1.95 9.86

1996 3.67 4.19 2.41 10.27

1997 2.95 4.27 2.64 9.86

1998 2.83 6.49 3.71 13.03

1999 2.34 6.03 4.29 12.66

2000 2.58 5.69 5.10 13.37

2001 2.25 5.75 4.61 12.61

EXPORT EARNINGS OF THE RUBBER INDUSTRY

1995 – 2001(RM Billion)

0.0

2.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Raw Rubber Rubber Product Rubberwood Product Total

PLANTED HECTARAGE1995 – 2001

(‘000)

0

300

600

900

1,200

1,500

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Estate Smallholding

HECTARAGE AND PRODUCTION IN 2001

Sector Hectares Tonnes

Smallholdings 1,115,800 (88%) 463,000 (80%)

Estates 158,100 (12%) 117,000 (20%)

Total 1,273,900 580,000

RUBBER YIELD1995 – 2001

YearYield

(kg/ha/yr)

1995 1,034

1996 1,003

1997 1,019

1998 970

1999 960

2000 993

2001 912

RUBBER YIELD, 1995 – 2001(kg/ha/yr )

1,034 1,003 1,019970 960 993

912

0

300

600

900

1,200

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Yield

PRODUCTION OF RUBBER1981 – 2001

(Smallholdings / Estets)

MT

PRODUCTION OF RUBBER, 1995 – 2001(‘000 Tonnes)

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Estate Smallholding

PROCESSING FACTORIES

Year Number

1995 181

2000 126

RUBBER CONSUMPTION 1995 – 2001(Tonnes)

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

RUBBER CONSUMPTION BY PRODUCT SECTOR(Tonnes)

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

Tyre Footwear IRG Latex GRG

1995 2000

IMPORT OF RUBBER 1995 - 2000(Tonnes)

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

Latexs RSS TSR

USS Scrap/Cuplumps Others

EXPORT OF RUBBER 1995 – 2001(Tonnes)

0

400

800

1,200

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

RUBBER PRICES 1981 – 2001(RSS1 / SMR 20)

0

100

200

300

400

500

1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

RSS 1 SMR 20

RUBBER PRICES 1995 -2002( RSS1 / SMR20 )

0

100

200

300

400

500

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Jul-02

RSS 1 SMR 20

Cent/Kilogram

Efforts to sustain the rubber industry as:-

• A supplier of raw material to the downstream industry at competitive prices.

• An important export earner.

• The provider of a reasonable level of income to the smallholders.

RUBBER ZONE

EXIT SCHEME

Thank You

R I S D ARubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority

RISDA Headquarters, P. O. Box 11067, 50990 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.Tel: 603 - 42564022 Fax: 603 - 42565533 Website: http://www.risda.gov.my