[Hunan News Network] Hunan‑Africa Economic and Trade Cooperation Enters an In-Depth Development Phase; Hunan Unveils Three‑Year Action Plan

Editor’s Note: Recently, Hunan News Network reported the official issuance of the Three‑Year Action Plan for Hunan’s Economic and Trade Cooperation with Africa. As a representative Hunan‑based enterprise with deep‑rooted operations in Africa, Mainland Group was interviewed. It shared insights on pain‑points for overseas real‑economy enterprises and talked about how the policy empowers industrial cooperation between Hunan and Africa.

[China Securities News] No. 20 Rubber Futures Include African Rubber as an Alternative Delivery Commodity for the First Time; Delivery Premium and Discount Mechanism Optimized Simultaneously

China Securities News (Reporter Fei Tianyuan): On June 1, the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (hereinafter referred to as "Shanghai Energy Exchange"), a subsidiary of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, issued an announcement approving the registration of Société de Transformation du caoutchouc Naturel de la Frontière ("STCNF") and Mainland Group Rare Rubber S.A. ("Mainland") as alternative delivery brands for No. 20 rubber futures. This marks the first time that Shanghai Energy Exchange has included African rubber as an alternative delivery commodity for No. 20 rubber futures. Shanghai International Energy Exchange simultaneously optimized the delivery premium and discount standards for No. 20 rubber futures, uniformly applying a delivery discount of ¥400 per metric ton to both Indonesian rubber and the newly registered African rubber products.

[Cambodia-China Times] Chinese-Invested Rubber Processing Plant Comes into Operation — Hun Manet: Will Drive the Upgrading of Cambodia's Agricultural Industry

Prime Minister Hun Manet and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Photo: Cambodia-China Times)

[Cambodia Business News] Another $30 Million Investment: Chinese Enterprise Deepen Its Presence in Cambodia's Rubber Industry Chain

On the morning of May 27, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin jointly attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the rubber processing plant operated by KIM’S RUBBER (CAMBODIA) CO., LTD., a subsidiary of Mainland Group of China, in Tbong Khmum Province, witnessing another new achievement in China-Cambodia economic and trade cooperation.

[Xinhua News Agency] “White Gold” Paves the Way to Prosperity — Chinese Technology Helps Boost Production and Efficiency in Côte d’Ivoire’s Rubber Industry

At dawn in the town of Grand Béréby, San Pedro Province, Côte d’Ivoire, tricycles loaded with milky-white cup lump rubber weave through the rubber plantations and continuously make their way into a brand-new factory. In front of the scales, farmers carefully check the weight of their cup lump rubber, while the air is filled with the distinctive scent of rubber and the cheerful chatter of people

[People’s Daily] China Helps Côte d’Ivoire Improve and Upgrade Its Agriculture

At a rubber processing plant in Côte d’Ivoire majority-owned by a Chinese company, workers are processing dried rubber. Photo by Zou Song, a reporter for this newspaper.

[Hunan TV] Marching Side by Side with Africa | Côte d’Ivoire: True Friends Bound by Rubber

[Hunan TV] Mainland Group Interviewed at the 8th China-Africa Entrepreneurs Conference

On September 6, the 8th China-Africa Entrepreneurs Conference was held in Beijing, with approximately 900 entrepreneurs from China and Africa in attendance. During the event, Mainland Group signed a $300 million tire plant project agreement with Côte d’Ivoire. In an interview with Hunan TV, Zhu Chen, Chairman of Mainland Group, said: “We will make every effort to connect the upstream and downstream parts of the industrial chain, create more jobs locally in Africa, and teach our industrial technology to local farmers.”