Singapore has evolved from producer to leading trader. But can the republic keep up with disruption of the rubber trade?

The recent boom in demand for gloves because of the pandemic has overshadowed the upstream segment of the rubber industry. However, rubber trading, which plays a major part in the regional economy and has seen plenty of ups and downs in its storied past, is quietly reinventing itself for the post-pandemic world.

With more than a century of history in Singapore, the evolution of rubber is intertwined with the developmental story of the republic — the country provided fertile ground and ample economic opportunity first for colonial and then regional powers.

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