2011

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year

NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCTION

Asia-Pacific 10456 2469 2531 2965 2833 10797 2479 2461 3016 3255 11211

EMEA 482 121 116 130 136 503 128 119 133 138 518

Americas 292 82 88 63 70 303 84 92 64 71 311

TOTAL (1) 11230 2672 2734 3158 3039 11603 2692 2671 3214 3464 12041

NATURAL RUBBER CONSUMPTION

Asia-Pacific 7555 1862 1967 2028 2091 7948 1904 2107 2128 2122 8260

EMEA (EU-27) 1242 288 269 260 260 1076 268 260 279 252 1060

EMEA (excl EU-27) 421 100 94 95 99 389 101 101 107 106 415

Americas 1769 444 414 406 401 1666 410 427 407 417 1662

TOTAL (1) 10987 2694 2744 2789 2852 11079 2683 2894 2922 2898 11397

WORLD SUPPLY-DEMAND SURPLUS/DEFICIT 243 -23 -9 368 188 525 8 -223 292 567 644

WORLD STOCKS (2) 1736 1713 1704 2072 2260 2260 2269 2046 2338 2904 2904

SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCTION

Asia-Pacific 7573 1921 1939 1981 2011 7851 2044 2061 2090 2155 8351

EMEA (EU-27) 2621 696 615 623 651 2585 663 622 629 650 2563

EMEA (excl EU-27) 1597 421 376 343 449 1589 444 387 375 420 1626

Americas 3313 806 747 756 760 3069 724 713 755 765 2956

TOTAL (1) 15104 3844 3677 3703 3871 15094 3875 3782 3849 3990 15496

SYNTHETIC RUBBER CONSUMPTION

Asia-Pacific 7973 2060 2075 2101 2180 8416 2201 2244 2194 2348 8987

EMEA (EU-27) 2547 679 576 556 547 2358 609 597 586 563 2355

EMEA (excl EU-27) 1309 331 324 272 356 1282 331 330 316 319 1297

Americas 2970 729 690 704 723 2836 692 692 734 697 2807

TOTAL (1) 14799 3799 3664 3633 3805 14892 3832 3863 3831 3927 15445

WORLD SUPPLY-DEMAND SURPLUS/DEFICIT 305 45 13 70 66 203 43 -81 18 63 51

WORLD STOCKS (2) 4489 4535 4547 4617 4683 4683 4726 4645 4663 4726 4726

% SR IN TOTAL RUBBER CONSUMPTION 57.4 58.5 57.2 56.6 57.2 57.3 58.8 57.2 56.7 57.5 57.5

2011 2014

Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1

NATURAL RUBBER PRICES

SGX, RSS3, US$/tonne 4829 3855 3591 2970 3097 3378 3159 2819 2580 2458 2754 2251

SGX, TSR20, US$/tonne 4519 3702 3312 2750 2884 3162 2965 2394 2373 2249 2495 1978

Europe, TSR20, US$/tonne 4928 3918 3671 3068 3202 3465 3227 2875 2650 2464 2804 2078

SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRICES

Japan SBR Export Value '000Yen/tonne 258 254 271 287 268 270 263 261 277 279 270 283

France, SBR Export Value /tonne 2453 2582 2779 2591 2488 2610 2286 2286 2241 1966 2195 1920

USA SBR Export Values US$/tonne 3388 3296 3582 3179 2980 3259 2878 2959 2682 2442 2740 2568

RELATIVE NR/SR PRICE RATIO

SGX, TSR20 / USA SBR 133.4 112.3 92.5 86.5 96.8 97.0 103.0 80.9 88.5 92.1 91.1 77.0

RELATED INDICATORS

Brent Crude oil, US$ per barrel 110.9 118.1 109.5 109.3 110.2 111.8 112.7 103.5 109.6 109.3 108.8 108.0

Butadiene, US cents per lb (3) 131.8 122.7 135.5 88.8 83.0 107.5 78.7 77.5 50.3 51.6 64.5 58.8

A much greater level of statistical detail is available for all the above categories.

Please contact the IRSG for further details:

econstats@rubberstudy.com

Notes:

(1) May include balancing adjustments.

(2) Stocks refer to end of period volumes.

(3) Butadiene contract price - major feedstock used in production of volume elastomers, SBR and BR.

Source: All data taken from Rubber Statistical Bulletin, April - June 2014 edition

STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF WORLD RUBBER SITUATION

RUBBER PRICE AND RELATED INDICATORS

('000 tonnes)

2012

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2013

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