This figure, disseminated by Dow Jones Newswire, presents a strong contrast to the 14% growth recorded in December 2007. Synthetic rubber production totalled 236,000 tons in December, up 26.7% year on year.
During the year, tyre output amounted to 546.14 million units, up 6.7% on the previous year, while synthetic rubber output totalled 2.38 million tons, up 9.2% year on year. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)