Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Sumitomo Rubber) has signed a joint research agreement with the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), Khon Kaen University, and Kasetsart University to conduct research on natural rubber under the Hevea Research Platform in Partnership (HRPP). The agreement was signed on August 7, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Sumitomo Rubber Tackles Labour Shortages and Sustainability in Natural Rubber Sector
The research project will study the effects of “low-frequency tapping systems” on the...
Sumitomo Rubber Tackles Labour Shortages and Sustainability in Natural Rubber Sector
The research project will study the effects of “low-frequency tapping systems” on the...







