96th AGM of Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association today

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The 96th Annual General Meeting of the Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association will be held today, 5 June, at the Union Ballroom of the Hilton Colombo Residences (JAIC). The Chief Guest on this occasion will be Minister of Plantation Industries Lakshman Kiriella and the Guest of Honour will be Secretary of the Ministry of Plantation Industries Anura Jayawickrema.

The meeting will be attended by all stakeholders of the rubber industry which includes planters, traders, manufacturers and exporters of rubber.

The Colombo Rubber Traders’ Association was formally inaugurated in November 1918, under the mission ‘To be the Premier Forum for Rubber’. The first Chairman of the CRTA was J. Lochore of Carson & Co. Ltd. The current Chairman who holds office is a veteran in the trade, M.S. Rahim of A.M. Rahim & Co. He counts over 40 years as an exporter of rubber and his versatility has guided the association for the past six years.