The 23rd International Exhibition on Machinery and Equipment for the Plastics and Rubber Industry - VietnamPlas 2025 - opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on September 17.

The recent decline in natural rubber prices, typically seen as a positive signal for the tyre industry due to reduced input costs, has not brought the expected improvement in profitability.

To achieve its 2025 rubber export target of US$3.3 billion – down 4.6% from 2024, Vietnam needs to strive to earn US$2.1 billion in the second half of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE).

VOV.VN - Stricter traceability and sustainability rules are creating new hurdles for Vietnam’s rubber exports to the EU, highlighting the need for stronger policy support.

The 13th Hanoi International Plastics and Rubber Industry Exhibition (HanoiPlas 2025) opened on June 4, drawing over 200 exhibitors from 11 countries and territories across more than 9,000 square metres of display space.

VOV.VN - Vietnam that exports rubber to approximately 80 countries and territories worldwide is poised to capitalise on a global rubber shortage, with the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA) forecasting significant growth in both export volume and value throughout 2025.

Over nearly 17 years of investment in Kampong Thom province, Vietnamese rubber companies have played an active role in transforming local project areas, accelerating economic development, improving rural infrastructure, and generating stable employment for approximately 10,000 Cambodian workers.

Vietnam's agro-forestry-aquatic product exports reached US$6.14 billion in March, bringing the total export value in the first quarter of this year to US$15.72 billion, a year-on-year increase of 13.1%.

The 18th International Exhibition on Processing, Packaging, and Packaging Technology - ProPak Vietnam 2025; the 12th Plastics & Rubber Technologies and Materials Exhibition (Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2025), and the 2nd Beverage Technology Exhibition (DrinkTech Vietnam 2025) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 18.

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone met with leaders of the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) in Ho Chi Minh City on February 22, urging the company to expand its investment in industrial rubber processing in Laos.