At the beginning of the 19th century, the British established settlements on Singapore Island. About 50 years later, they began to have a keen interest in the Malay Peninsula.
Malaysia has the title of “Rubber Kingdom”. The annual output of rubber is very high, about 2 million tons. 40% of the world’s rubber is in Malaysia.
In the late 19th century, the British brought rubber trees from Brazil. With the industrialization of Europe, people’s demand for rubber is also increasing.
In 1949, rubber plantations in Malaya spread over 2.1 million acres.
The policy of 40 years before the beginning of World War II, Malayan rubber plantations not only brought a considerable source of wealth to British companies and their shareholders, but also provided the British government with products of strategic significance during war and peace.
A new industry is bound to drive new labor production lines. The development of the rubber industry has brought a lot of impact on Malaysia’s economy in the future.
In 2017, Malaysia’s rubber exports were close to 7 billion U.S. dollars. Malaysia’s natural geographical conditions have enabled the rubber industry to flourish, and Malaysia has become the world’s largest rubber producer and exporter.
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