HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) plans to reduce its output due to a sharp decrease in the price of rubber in the market after it is completely transferred to the Committee for State Capital Management (CMSC).
A worker harvests rubber latex at Cư Mgar Rubber Company in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Đắk Lắk. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang
A report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development showed that Việt Nam exported 1.06 million tonnes of rubber in the first nine months of this year, worth US$1.45 billion, increasing 10.9 per cent in volume but decreasing 10 per cent in value in comparison with the same period last year.
According to VRG Chairman Võ Sỹ Lực, supply was exceeding demand, causing prices to fall.
The price of rubber this year was about 20 per cent lower than that in 2017, but the group was still aiming to fulfill its target on revenue, profit and dividends, said Lực.
VRG officially moved to operate as a joint stock company in June this year.
VRG is one of 19 State-owned enterprises from ministries and Government agencies that will be transferred to the CMSC. They include Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam or PVN), Vietnam Electricity (EVN), Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin or TKV), Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), Vietnam Airlines and Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
The 19 SOEs have a total VNĐ2.3 quadrillion ($102.2 billion) worth of assets, including VNĐ1 quadrillion worth of State capital. — VNS
