The Chairman of Natural Rubber Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, (NARPMAN), in Cross River State, Mr. Umo Inameti, has disclosed that natural rubber can generate as much as N200 billion every year for the state if given the desired attention. Inameti stressed the importance of rubber and the need for state and federal governments to give it deserved …

Nigeria and major producers in West Africa are losing yearly in the global rubber market estimated at $49 billion. Already, rubber Market Report Insights (2023-2030), published by www.marketreportsworld.com, projects that the market will hit $64 billion in 2028. So far, most of Africa’s total natural rubber production of about 1.1 million tonnes is concentrated in West Africa; a figure shared between …