Who makes natural rubber in China?

Chinese natural rubber producers are mostly large plantations and rubber corporations. Typical companies include Sinochem International Corporation, China Hainan Rubber Industry Group Co., Ltd., Guangdong Guangken Rubber Group Co., Ltd. and Yunnan State Farms Group Co., Ltd..

What percentage of natural rubber is produced in China?

China's annual production of natural rubber has increased massively since the 1960s, and peaked in 2013 at 865,000 metric tons. In 2020, China accounted for five percent of the global supply of natural rubber, making it the fifth largest natural rubber producer worldwide. Get notified via email when this statistic is updated.

What is the chemical composition of rubber?

Some natural rubber sources, called gutta percha, are composed of trans-1,4-polyisoprene, a structural isomer that has similar, but not identical, properties. c) Of the hexoses, glucose, fructose, and galactose are physiologically the most important.

What is Sinochem International's Global Capacity in natural rubber?

In the field of production and processing, Sinochem International continues optimizing its global capacity in natural rubber. It currently has 38 processing plants in the major rubber-producing regions of Yunnan and Hainan provinces in China, Southeast Asia and West Africa, with a total annual processing capacity of over 1.60 million tons.

How much synthetic rubber does China Import?

Despite the sizable production at home, Chinese synthetic rubber still cannot meet the market demand, with heavy reliance on imports. In 2020, China imported around 7,114 kt of synthetic rubbers and exported roughly 446 kt, indicating the net import up to 6,668 kt.

Why is Sinochem a leader in the natural rubber industry?

Natural rubber is one of the four major industrial raw materials. As a leader in the natural rubber industry, Sinochem has assumed the strategic mission of “safeguarding the safety of the nation’s natural rubber resources”.