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Economic recovery to limit decline in natural rubber prices

Sunday, 30 May 2010


BEIJING, May 29 (Bloomberg): The global economic recovery is likely to limit any decline in prices of natural rubber with the market bottom at about 20,000 yuan a ton, Yao Xingliang, vice general manager at Sinochem International Corp.
"We are generally bearish on the natual rubber outlook later this year after prices had a big jump last year and earlier this year to a record high" and amid government tightening measures and the external situation, said Yao, who spoke at a conference in Shanghai today. "But we also think the downside is limited given the economic recovery.