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On January 9, the Rubber Association of West African countries, an official said, Ivory Coast rubber production increased by nearly 6 percent in 2011 to 240,000 tons, 227,000 tons last year. The country plans to rubber annual production to 600,000 tons in 2020. Ivory Coast natural rubber Association (APROMAC), the Secretary-General said that the Ivory Coast to be adopted to expand the acreage to increase rubber production, he said in 2012 is expected production will be 25 million tons in 2014, is expected to reach 300,000 tons. Continental tire tire technology and Adidas cooperation and the development of high-end off-road running shoes. Tire manufacturers, high traction compound used in Adidas shoes, to ensure excellent grip in wet and dry roads. The mainland, said that the tire manufacturers and outdoor sports shoes manufacturers face the same challenges high, tire traction compound technology to maintain a good grip soles surface is adapted to the snow and ice, including the ideal material. The results of this technical cooperation will be available soon to hit store shelves. Claimed that such shoes in the dry and wet on the ground provides excellent grip and the grip test. European Rubber Journal reported. According to the European rubber journal news, the mainland carbon black will close Australian factory. Australia Koppers (Koppers) holding company, today announced that its mainland carbon black Australia was built in New South Wales the Ku Nieer (Kurnell) of carbon black plant will stop production. By the Australian dollar, raw material supply shortages and rising costs, and other factors, the company's business conditions worsen, after careful analysis and assessment, the company decided to stop in December 2011, the carbon black production equipment operation in the future gradually achieve full four months off, which will affect about 65 employees. The company is located in Australia's coal tar distillation facility will continue to operate. Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) senior economist, said China, the world's largest importer of natural rubber in the rubber tree leaves before is not possible large-scale buying, because there are adequate stocks. Usually in front of the Lunar New Year holidays and leaves of large-scale buying rubber. Leaves during the rubber supply would be reduced, the rubber prices will rise. The ANRPC the senior economist Jom Jacob said, "Now they think the amount of the rubber enough, therefore postpone new orders. ANRPC estimates that as of the end of December 2011, China's rubber stocks jumped to 365,600 tons from 46,100 tons in July. ANRPC estimates that China will import 295 million tons of natural rubber in 2012, up slightly from 2.85 million tons last year. Integrated Media news January 5, 2012, Chairman of the Thai Rubber Association, Pongsak said, in southern Thailand's heavy rainfall and flooding will damage natural rubber production. Pongsak, who is also general manager of the country's largest natural rubber exporter Von Bundit Co.. Said that the most damaging to yield a heavy rainfall, tapping blocked due to the rainfall. The floods will damage the rubber trees and rubber stocks, and rainfall would be blocking traffic. Another large-scale export traders said that he expected that traffic will be disrupted due to floods and one or two days. I hope the next few days the weather improved. Pongsak said that it can not estimate the extent of the losses, because of strong rains are still continuing. In southern Thailand's natural rubber production capacity by 70-80% of the country's total output. A few days ago, the region suffered a first round of floods, the main rubber producing areas and commercial centers are affected. According to the report of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), the end of the third quarter of 2011, the world's natural rubber consumption has reached 25.8 million tons, an increase of 6.0% over the same period last year. Accordingly can be speculated that the car and tire rubber consumption growth has slowed. Lead to strong growth in its consumption of synthetic rubber price advantage, the world's synthetic rubber production in the third quarter, an increase of 7.5 percent over the same period last year, the world's natural rubber supply growth of 4.1 percent over the same period last year. 2012 Global rubber demand expected to reach 27.2 million tons. Among them, synthetic rubber demand increased by 5.5%, 4.6% increase in demand for natural rubber. In addition, natural rubber production capacity continues to increase, it is expected that the 2012 global natural rubber output will increase by 5.1%. The natural rubber consumption reached 11 million tons and 11.5 million tons in 2011 and 2012, respectively. The long term, global rubber consumption is expected to reach 36 million tons in 2020, consumption of natural rubber accounted for 16.5 million tons. Government of Cambodia has said that to ensure the international competitiveness of the rubber industry in Cambodia, Cambodia will develop the new development policies and effective measures to solve the problems in Cambodia's natural rubber industry to improve the quality of natural rubber in Cambodia and to promote the development of the natural rubber industry. Natural rubber cultivation in Cambodia began in 1910, has a long history. Up to now, according to data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia, the Cambodian natural rubber planting area has reached 200,000 hectares. 2010 Cambodian natural rubber acreage is 180,000 hectares, but the tapping area of ​​only 20%, with an annual output of 42,000 tons of natural rubber. Expected natural rubber planting area will reach 300,000 hectares in 2020, tapping an area of ​​235,000 hectares, with an annual output of 290,000 tons. Are mainly exported to Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and China. The main problem facing the development of the natural rubber industry in Cambodia is a poor quality of rubber tapping backward technology and equipment, lack of professional personnel, a small export market, lack of training and research technology to adapt to climate change, a small natural rubber growers is the lack of financial support use of fertilizers and harvest rubber below the international standard. According to reports, the Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. (Tianjin) replenishment of $ 56,923,000, after the capital increase the company registered capital of more than $ 100 million. Tianjin is one of the three major production bases for Bridgestone in China, the Tianjin company capital increase proceeds will be used to carry out technical transformation of existing production projects to address environmental protection, energy demand, increasing the domestic market for tire products. Bridgestone's move of the capital increase, showing a microcosm of the international tire giant advance the field of green tire.