London, 14 December 2010

Feature article: Supply-side issues to support Natural Rubber prices higher in 2011 - Natural rubber prices reached new 30-year highs this week amid very tight supply/demand fundamentals. Adverse weather conditions in Southeast Asia have no doubt worsened the near-term supply outlook, at a time of strong rubber demand. But there are longer-term, structural issues at play here as well, which threatens to prolong the global supply tightness into the New Year too. We believe high rubber prices will remain a feature for most of 2011.

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