MARDEC Berhad (formerly known as the Malaysian
Rubber Development Corporation or MRDC) was established on 20th
September 1969 as a fully-owned government company.
MARDEC’s
main purpose was to upgrade the quality of smallholders’
rubber to meet international requirements, and to provide them
with an assured and fair marketing outlet.
Within a year, MARDEC was the proud owner of three factories
located in Meru (Selangor), Rantau (Negeri Sembilan) and Grisek
(Johor).
These factories together produced no less than 10,000
tonnes of rubber annually.
From its humble beginnings, MARDEC remained true
to its commitment to serve the processing needs of smallholders
throughout Peninsular Malaysia, and by 1976 MARDEC owned a total of 16 factories nation-wide. They produced
an annual total of 120,000 tonnes whilst serving over 100,000 Malaysian
smallholders.
This made MARDEC the largest producer
and exporter of all premium and volume grade Standard Malaysian
Rubbers (SMR) in the country. Later, MARDEC underwent a period of consolidation
and rationalization.
Currently, we produce a staggering 250,000 tonnes of SMR rubber, latex and specialty rubbers from our efficient factories. MARDEC also takes pride in being the first producer and trader of smallholders' rubber in the world to be awarded the prestigious ISO 9001 certification.
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The first MARDEC Headquarters |
In 1998, MARDEC’s forward-thinking approach sent us offshore
to handle the processing and export of rubber and latex from neighbouring
countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, together with India and China.
Today, MARDEC’s core business remains in
rubber processing, marketing and trading whilst operating with a
more diversified production base, producing a varied range of products
with a greater competitive edge to better serve its customers all
over the world. |
