SMALL and medium-sized rubber product companies are bracing for the impact from the buoyant prices in their raw materials, namely the SMR 20 and Latex in Bulk, as global demand is expected to outpace supply this year.
Industry players concur that it is inevitable that prices of rubber products would rise further to reflect escalating costs, which have gone up by over 60% so far this year.
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