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1 A Comparative Study of the Rubber Industry Supply Chain in Thailand Malaysia and Indonesia. Department of International Economics School of Economics The Center for International TradeStuies University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce 111

2 Abstract This research aimed to analyze and compare the supply chain of the rubber industry in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The methods of this study included collecting primary and secondary data, rubber-industry related documentaries and research reviews, in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs, the private sector and government agencies in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. This study found that the rubber-industry supply chains of these three countries were quite similar, except for the production proportion of upstream, midstream and downstream products. In Indonesia and Thailand, products gained from the supply chain were sufficient for domestic demands and exports, although limited midstream and downstream products needed to be imported. However, they were minimal when compared with domestic production. Malaysia mostly imported midstream and downstream products due to inadequate domestic production to meet the demands within the country. Malaysia imported rubber and its products mostly from Thailand, followed by Vietnam and Indonesia. The study found that Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand were not only competitors in the global market, but also were important partners in connecting and sharing products and raw materials with each other in both midstream and downstream industries. Rubber, Supply Chain, Rubber Industry 112

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16 . Rubber City (Special Economic one: SE) () 5. ( -- : IMT-GT) The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries Production is Likely to Revert to 2012 Levels.., 11: 1-11, 17. Department of Agriculture, Rubber Research Institute of Thailand [Online]. Available: index.htm (in Thai) []. : rubberthai.com/statistic/stat_index.htm Department of Statistics Malaysia Putrajaya, Malaysia: Department of Statistics Malaysia. Global Trade Atlas. 2015, April 20.. [Online]. Available: gtis.com/gta. International Rubber Study Group , 7-9: 2-3, -5. LMC International Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: LMC. Malaysian Rubber Board [Online]. Available: [Online]. Available: my/nrstat/nrstats.pdf 126

17 January February Pisanwanich, Aat The Study of the Potential of Thai Industrial Goods under BIMSTEC Agreement. 33, 2: (in Thai) BIMSTEC. 33, 2: Pisanwanich, Aat Thai Analysis of the Effects of the Malaysian plan to become the World s Rubber Center on Thai Rubber Industry. 35, 1: (in Thai) , 1: 1-1. Statistics and Planning Department Rubber Board The Trend.. 73, : 1-. Thailand Ministry of Industry, The Office of Industrial Economics Bangkok: The Office of Industrial Economics. (in Thai) :. Thailand Ministry of Industry, The Office of Industrial Economics Bangkok: The Office of Industrial Economics. (in Thai) :. The Thailand Research Fund Bangkok: The Thailand Research Fund. (in Thai). 127

18 :. received his doctoral degree in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis on International Trade from Giessen University, funded by the German government. He is currently an assistant professor at the School of Economics and the Director of the Center for International Trade Studies (CITS). He teaches Econometrics and Thai Economy at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). He is also interested in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the Input-Output Table (I/O Table) and the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM). 128

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