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Rubber Board Chairman, Sheela Thomas has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC).
ANRPC is an inter-governmental organization established in 1970 and has at present 11 member countries, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. The member countries of the Association account for around 92% of natural rubber production in the world. The Association has been an effective forum for facilitating exchange of information, consolidation of statistics, networking and coordinated initiatives on issues confronting the NR sector.
Sheela Thomas will be taking charge as Secretary General at the Head Quarters of the Association in Kuala Lumpur, in the first week of September.
