Natural Rubber Sourcing

Natural Rubber

 

Explore the Natural Rubber Sourcing Information

  • The company sources all rubber from the following countries:
    • Asia: Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar
    • Africa: Ivory, Coast
  • Smallholder sourcing jurisdictions include the following:
    Thailand Indonesia Myanmar Ivory Coast
    • North Region
    • Northeast Region
    • Central Region
    • East Region
    • West Region
    • South Region
    • Bengkulu Island
    • Jambi Island
    • Kepulauan Bangka Belitung Island
    • Lampung Island
    • Riau Island
    • Sumatera Island
    • Kalimantan Island
    • Jawa Island
    • South Region
    • East Region
    • Central Region
  • The procurement of natural rubber volume purchased through
    • 1% from direct farmer
    • 4% from Farmers Cooperative and Central Rubber Market
    • 95% from intermediary traders
  • The company aims to achieve target of 100% of supply from smallholders traceable to jurisdictional level by year 2028.
  • In 2023, 5% of rubber procured from smallholders was traceable to the jurisdictional level.
  • 9 Factories that source natural rubber from company-owned plantations and 35 Factories that source natural rubber from third-party plantations.
  • 0.3% of our natural rubber supply coming from independent smallholders, outgrowers and third-party natural is FSC certified.
  • In 2023, 0.16 % of the natural rubber products we handle and trade is FSC-certified.

Cultivating Success Together with Smallholders and Suppliers

  • We conduct three on-ground events for 3 products (LTX,CL,RSS) every year with our vendors and smallholder suppliers to promote awareness of the importance of raw material quality and our company's Sustainable Natural Rubber Procurement Policy.
  • 2,522 smallholders assessed on Sri Trang Friends App have been assessed on compliance with social and environmental criteria to take part in the company's smallholder program.
  • The company states targets for percentage of supply to be compliance with our company's Sustainable Natural Rubber Procurement Policy by 2028.
  • Sri Trang purchased natural rubber from suppliers 98% and farmers directly 2%. We have published about STA's Sustainable Natural Rubber Procurement Policy in Sri Trang Friends Application in which before registering as suppliers they have to read and click 'Accept or Acknowledge' in App.

  • Sri Trang does not have supply from agroforestry.