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The article provides a 2012 review of the rubber market in China, with economic projections for 2013. It details the report from China Logistics Information Center on the steady growth for rubber resources, with the rapid growth of natural rubber output, decline in China's rubber import, demand growth, and prices. It projects that prices of natural rubber may decrease continually due to output expansion and overcapacity against consumption and demand.

The article deals with the economic performance of the natural rubber industry of China in 2016. Topics discussed include the 7.8% decline in natural rubber production, the import decline of natural 2016, and the increase in market prices. Also mentioned are the prospects for the natural rubber market in 2017.

The article describes some trends in the natural rubber market in China in 2015. The country's total new resources of natural rubber increased to 2.56 million tons during the year. The country also reported a rise in the import of natural rubber. Also provided are prospects for the market in 2016, including its supply and demand.

The article reports on China's natural rubber industry which in 2014 was affected by an imbalance between supply and demand. The domestic demand for natural rubber remained weak. The profitability of natural rubber enterprises was adversely affected by the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation of China's tires by the U.S. The decline in international crude oil prices, slower sales of domestic heavy trucks and updated criteria for compound rubber also contributed to reduced earnings.