Rubbers, plastic, metal and allied materials are essential in many aspects of consumer and industrial sphere. These materials come in wide range for diverse applications satisfying industry standards. India is the third largest producer, fourth largest consumer of natural rubber and fifth largest consumer of natural rubber and synthetic rubber together in the world. Besides, india is the world's largest manufacturer of reclaim rubber. The rubber plantation sector estimated the production of over 631 hundred thousand tons of natural rubber and a projected production of more than one million tons.
A boom in the vehicle industry further enlarges the growth prospect. Rubber is producing in abundance in cochin in kerala. The applications of rubbers range to heavy duty earth moving tyres, auto tyres, tubes, automobile parts, footwear, belting, hoses, cycle tyres and tubes, cables and wires, camelback, battery boxes, latex products, pharmaceutical goods, besides moulded and extruded goods for mass consumption.
