Boost Purchase of Local Products, Option to Buy Natural Rubber for Asphalt Rises Again

Boost Purchase of Local Products, Option to Buy Natural Rubber for Asphalt Rises Again

The government will spur the purchase of domestic products amid the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). This is included in the policy formulated by the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and National Economic Recovery. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto as Chairman of the Committee after a closed meeting on Monday (27/7), said that one of the products the government will buy through the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR)...
GAPKINDO Emphasized that Sustainable Rubber must pay  more attention on smallholder’s economy

GAPKINDO Emphasized that Sustainable Rubber must pay more attention on smallholder’s economy

The initiative of several tire factories in the world to make natural rubber sustainable through the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber was questioned by GAPKINDO (Rubber Association of Indonesia). In that letter to the Director of GPSNR, Stefano Safi, former director of the RSPO, GAPKINDO, stated how rubber's future can be sustainable amidst deteriorating economic conditions. Restrictions in many countries have affected tire manufacturers as well. They postponed the...