Tripura exports 2nd consignment of natural rubber to Nepal

Agartala : Tripura, which is the second largest natural rubber producing state in the country after Kerala, has exported 14,550 kg of natural rubber to Nepal, Rubber Board officials said on Sunday.

The Manimalayar Rubbers Pvt Ltd, promoted by the Rubber Board, had exported 18 tonne natural rubber (sheet rubber) to Nepal in 2020 and a similar quantity to Bangladesh in the same year from Tripura.

General Manager of the Manimalayar Rubbers, Arunabha Majumdar, said that 14,550 kg rubber latex (Cenex) valued at Rs 12.42 lakh produced in Tripura was exported to Kathmandu for shoe manufacturing.