Africa is emerging as a significant producer of natural rubber, with C?te d’Ivoire’s natural rubber meeting European regulations providing a favorable boost. According to statistics from the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), C?te d’Ivoire’s natural rubber production reached 1.548 million tons in 2023. This represents nearly a twofold increase from the 815,000 tons produced in 2019. Surpassing Vietnam, C?te d’Ivoire has become the third-largest natural rubber producer, following Thailand and Indonesia.

The entire project process includes the following 10 steps:

Cleaning and Mixing (Crumb Rubber Breaker) – Breaking, mixing, cleaning, and kneading (Single-screw Crumb Rubber Extruder)——Sheeting (Creping Machine) – Forming the rubber into sheets——Pelletizing (Crumb Rubber Granulator) – Creating pellets from the rubber sheets——Drying (Drying Line) – Drying the rubber pellets——Cutting (Horizontal Disc Cutter) – Cutting the dried rubber into manageable pieces——Weighing (33.3KG/35KG) – Weighing the rubber pieces to a specified weight——Packing (Hydraulic Automatic Baler) – Packaging the weighed rubber pieces using an automatic baler——Inspection (Metal Detector) – Inspecting the packaged rubber for any metal contaminants——Final Packaging – Encasing the inspected packages in outer packaging.

1.Comprehensive Configuration, 2.Automated Production Line, 3.Guaranteed Production Volume, 4.Quality Assurance

This milestone achievement not only underscores C?te d’Ivoire’s robust strength in the natural rubber sector but also heralds the country’s new standing in the global agricultural commodities market. Behind this surge in production, the European Union’s upcoming Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR), set to take effect by the end of 2025, has undoubtedly played a crucial role.