The current committee of the Thai Rubber Association has been in the operation since 2018. The operation of the committee is based upon the following principles: 1) to operate on the principle of transparency and good governance; 2) to corporate with government agencies and private sector both at local and international level; 3) to cherish a close relationship with other rubber producing countries, particularly in Asia; 4) to act as a central body between rubber producers and users and solve problems arising in rubber business for the mutual benefit of both; 5) to build corporation and relationship among association members for sustainable development of the rubber industry; 6) to ensure that the members are promptly informed of all the news and information; 7) to build a good image for the association to be locally and internationally recognized as well as to promote a good image of Thai natural rubber as a whole in the world market.
The committee is pleased and highly honored that all members trust our team in leading such an internationally important private rubber organization. We have continuously improved the operation and developed human resources to serve as representatives of the association and to give good services to the members in an efficient and prompt manner for the highest satisfaction of every member. The committee is highly dedicated to the operation of the association, with the support from all the members, giving success to all activities of the association.
Throughout the operation, the current committee and staff represented the association in several meetings, seminars and conferences to voice opinions, solutions, and measures to the government agencies as well as the private sector. In cooperation with government agencies, TRA act as a member of the Committee on Natural Rubber Policy, Committee on Rubber Price Management, and Sub-Committee on the 20-Year Rubber Development Strategy. In cooperation with the private sector, TRA is a member of Thai Chamber of Commerce's Committee on Key Plants of Economic Importance. TRA also acts as a member of the Committee on Rubber and Rubber Wood Cluster under the Federation of Thai Industries. Additionally, TRA is a Trade Environment Committee under Thai National Shipper’s Council. In terms of product standard, TRA acts as a member of the Committee on Consideration of Agricultural Product Standard for Natural Rubber and Rubber Products under the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards, Committee on Natural Rubber and Rubber products under Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI). On the research front, we also serve as a member of the Expert Group of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and the Thailand Research Fund. In addition, the Thai Rubber Association also acts as a member of the Committee on Southern Region Research Network under the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT).
Another activity is to participate in seminars as a speaker under the main topic of Thailand rubber industry in local and international stages to make suggestions and policies, and report up-to-date rubber news and information to the members. In this regard, Committee members of the Thai Rubber Association were nominated executive committee members of the International Rubber Consortium Limited (IRCo) and the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC). Additionally, we are a member of International Rubber Association (IRA) and ASEAN Rubber Business Council (ARBC).
In conclusion, all the activities above are an important part of the country’s natural rubber development on the right path. On behalf of the committee of the Thai Rubber Association, I wish to thank all members and sectors concerned for the support and cooperation in the development of the association to achieve continued success.
Mr.Chaiyos Sincharoenkul
President
The Thai Rubber Association
Retrospection and Prospection