Rubber Focus

Morning

07:00 - 12:30 hrs.
Rubber Plantation and

Factory Site visits

Palm Oil Focus

"Operating in a new era of full supply chain traceability and challenges for the palm oil industry"

"Sustaining the rubber plantation business in a period of low prices"

The palm oil industry is entering a new age of expectations around transparency in the supply chain. More and more investors today are pushing companies to deliver full traceability down to the plantation level.

Palm oil plantation companies are equipping and updating themselves with latest Open-source surveillance tools to map and track palm oil,  helping them to keep to their pledge for better transparency and sustainable palm oil sourcing.

Could the push for more certified sustainable palm oil keep smallholders out of the supply chain?

Meanwhile palm oil prices looks to be gaining ground, buoyed by an overnight rally in soyoil markets and rise in crude oil price based on expectations that OPEC producers would maintain their group production target at current levels and resist pressure for an increase.

In February this year,  Indonesia imposed export levies to fund biodiesel subsidies, replanting, research and development in the palm oil industry. How effective have these government subsidies been to boost Indonesia's biofuel industry and meet its target?

With the recent historic acquisition of  NBPOL by Sime Darby, SDP  (Sime Darby Plantations) main focus would be now on integrating the operations of both companies, It is known that  NBPOL has a great track record on sustainability. So how will this merger, which bring SDP total land bank to almost one million hectares spread out over five countries – help strengthen the company’s sustainable initiatives?

Attend CMT's 7th Palm Oil Summit to hear on these issues and more from top experts in the industry.

Key Highlights:

• Synergy from the Sime Darby and NBPOL merger from sustainability standpoint
• Felda's perspective -Strengthening in Malaysia and expanding investments in oil palm plantations & projects abroad
• Sustainability and traceability in the palm supply chain in Cargill
• Latest Developments in Indonesia's Biodiesel Industry
• VIR Gene Update - New genetic research to improve palm oil productivity
• Latest progress in oil palm breeding and high yielding planting materials
• Plantation intelligence - A novel approach to improving the performance of plantation fertilization

Meanwhile the rubber markets has suffered some serious setbacks in the past few years.. Saddled with low prices, the one day Rubber Summit will be focused on how to remain viable in times of low selling prices.

Despite the negative sentiment, many companies and investment funds are proceeding with their development of rubber plantations in Asia holding to the belief that when the rubber planted now comes to maturity in 5 to 6 years the prices would have turned around.

Meanwhile, Cambodia's rubber prices have reported to have risen 20 percent amid global supply drop.

Many of the rubber producing countries – Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are reported to be providing subsidies to their rubber farmers as part of a program to reduce rubber harvesting, or cutting, in order to reduce supply and shore up prices. Are these incentives working?

What new developments are there with regard to downstream activities? How are rubber smallholders using technology to overcome impact of low rubberprices on their income.

CMT's Rubber Conference will cover key highlights on:

• Thailand government's initiatives to shore up rubber prices
• Natural Rubber as a viable crop for investment from a Fund Manager's perspective
• Challenges in Rubber Plantations in North East of Thailand
• Rubber planting in Areas Previously Cultivated with Acacia
• Choice of clones and early growth in Gabon
• Rubber Smallholdings : Use of Technology to overcome impact of low rubberprices on income
• New developments with regard to downstream activities--new products from NR and value addition
• Measures adopted by rubber plantations in India to remain profitable
• Best agronomic practices for obtaining a vigorous and uniform stand of rubber at opening

Specially packaged to include another one full day on Rubber and another full day on Palm Oil with site visits to Rubber & Palm Oil plantations, CMT has packages the first ever Rubber & Palm Oil event in Asia to attract a wider audience from the plantation and agricrop industry. You have an opportunity to choose either one crop or you can sign up now for whole bundle deal which includes the site visits

Email hafizah@cmtsp.com.sg for more information.