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The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) is the custodian of the rubber industry in Malaysia. Its vision is to be a leading organisation in all areas of the rubber industry for the benefit of society. Its mission is to enhance the competitiveness and viability of the Malaysian Rubber Industry in the global environment through focused research and development, effective transfer of technology and quality support services.

The primary objective of MRB is to assist in the development and modernisation of the Malaysian Rubber Industry in all aspects from cultivation of the rubber tree, the extraction and processing of its raw rubber, the manufacture of rubber products and the marketing of rubber and rubber products. This will contribute towards developing national objectives, policies and priorities.

The R&D excellence in natural rubber as achieved accomplished by the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM), has had an important impact on the Malaysian rubber industry. The Malaysian rubber industry produces a broad range of products from natural rubber (such as latex products, tyres and tubes, industrial and general rubber products, and footwear as well as rubberwood products (including furniture, medium density boards, chipboards, and mouldings.)). Malaysia remains the world’s leading producer and exporter of natural rubber medical gloves, catheters and latex thread.