KOCHI: The 57th annual meeting of the International Standards Organisation ISO) TC 45 (rubber and rubber products) started here for preparation and developments of quality standards for the rubber industry. Discussions began on issues relating to the creation, revising, updating and deletion of standards pertaining to all sectors of rubber industry and the materials that are used by the industry.
The meeting, hosted by Bureau of Indian Standards, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, was inaugurated by ISO TC 45 chairman Christie Roberts.
Madhulika Prakash, deputy director general, Bureau of Indian Standards, welcomed the delegates.
The delegates are senior techno commercial personnel drawn from all facets of international rubber industry and includes natural and synthetic rubber production sectors, tyre sector and non-tyre (dry and latex) sectors.
Representatives from top eight international tyre companies, including Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Continental, Sumitomo, Yokohama and Kumho as well as Indian tyre companies are attending the meeting.
Christie Roberts told mediapersons here that the record attendance from international participants reflects the growing interest in the potential of the Indian rubber industry, which is expected to come into the top three within the next decade behind China and the US.
In spite of the global economic recession, the rubber industry recorded a 24 percent export growth in the last financial year. The working progress of various stages of quality standards of rubber will be discussed at the meeting, which will conclude on October 30. Around 150 proposals for quality standards are being discussed and some of them are in the final stages.
The quality standards are revised each time along with the new proposals which will be accepted only after reaching a consensus with the representatives of each country. The meeting is supported by Indian institutions connected with the rubber industry, including The Rubber Board, Rubber Research Institute, The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association, The All India Rubber Industries Association and the Indian Rubber Institute.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Rubber products to get quality tag
The annual general meeting of the technical committee on natural rubber and rubber-based products of International Standards Organisation will formally announce quality standards for rubber-based products on Friday.
Technical sessions on rubber products, except automotive tyres, are being organised at the 57th annual meeting, being held at Kochi.
Committee chairman Christie Roberts said though the process of setting standards was a difficult task as they vary from country to country, fixing globally accepted standards was essential.
Globally, 435 standards had been accepted for rubber products, but in India this is 236, said Madhulika Prakash, deputy director general of the Bureau of Indian Standard. The plenary session of the technical committee was formally opened by the chairman. The five-day meet will address issues relating to the creation, revising, updating and deletion of standards pertaining to the rubber industry and materials.
Technical sessions on rubber products, except automotive tyres, are being organised at the 57th annual meeting, being held at Kochi.
Committee chairman Christie Roberts said though the process of setting standards was a difficult task as they vary from country to country, fixing globally accepted standards was essential.
Globally, 435 standards had been accepted for rubber products, but in India this is 236, said Madhulika Prakash, deputy director general of the Bureau of Indian Standard. The plenary session of the technical committee was formally opened by the chairman. The five-day meet will address issues relating to the creation, revising, updating and deletion of standards pertaining to the rubber industry and materials.
China stocks up on rubber
China has bought an additional 50,000 tons of rubber from the domestic market to boost reserves, industry sources said, bringing the total amount of State purchases to about 105,000 tons this year.
The purchases late last month included rubber from the country's main growing provinces but details only emerged this week.
China, the world's largest rubber consumer, had initially planned to buy 65,000 tons of rubber to stabilize rubber prices and help farmers.
"Of the total purchase, 55,000 tons came from Hainan province and the other 50,000 tons from Yunnan," said a dealer from a State-run firm involved with the purchase.
"The purchases were concluded at the end of September," said the dealer, without giving other details.
China imports about half of what it consumes and expects demand for rubber to rise 8.5 percent to 6.4 million tons in 2010 because of strong growth in the country's auto sector, according to the China Rubber Industry Association.
China has been a rare bright spot in the struggling global auto industry as government incentives spurred an increase in demand. China overtook the United States as the world's biggest automaker in January.
General Motors Co expects China's car market to grow over 10 percent next year even without government incentives and maintain its position as the world's top car market for a long time.
China's industry-wide car sales in 2010 are expected to grow to over 13 million vehicles from an expected 12.5 million this year, GM International Operations President Nick Reilly told reporters late on Wednesday.
"There is underlying growth in that market without government incentives. It's already going to grow anyway, maybe 10 percent, and there are incentives on top of that. I'd expect even if incentives come off, it will grow 10 percent per year," Reilly said.
China's government will reduce stimulus measures to boost car demand, but will not scrap all of them at once, Reilly said.
The purchases late last month included rubber from the country's main growing provinces but details only emerged this week.
China, the world's largest rubber consumer, had initially planned to buy 65,000 tons of rubber to stabilize rubber prices and help farmers.
"Of the total purchase, 55,000 tons came from Hainan province and the other 50,000 tons from Yunnan," said a dealer from a State-run firm involved with the purchase.
"The purchases were concluded at the end of September," said the dealer, without giving other details.
China imports about half of what it consumes and expects demand for rubber to rise 8.5 percent to 6.4 million tons in 2010 because of strong growth in the country's auto sector, according to the China Rubber Industry Association.
China has been a rare bright spot in the struggling global auto industry as government incentives spurred an increase in demand. China overtook the United States as the world's biggest automaker in January.
General Motors Co expects China's car market to grow over 10 percent next year even without government incentives and maintain its position as the world's top car market for a long time.
China's industry-wide car sales in 2010 are expected to grow to over 13 million vehicles from an expected 12.5 million this year, GM International Operations President Nick Reilly told reporters late on Wednesday.
"There is underlying growth in that market without government incentives. It's already going to grow anyway, maybe 10 percent, and there are incentives on top of that. I'd expect even if incentives come off, it will grow 10 percent per year," Reilly said.
China's government will reduce stimulus measures to boost car demand, but will not scrap all of them at once, Reilly said.
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