Hainan Rubber targets natural rubber projects in Africa

Haikou, China – Hainan Rubber Group signed memorandum on 11 Dec to set up an investment vehicle to develop projects in natural rubber and other related sectors in Africa.

Such investment will have a special focus on the Community of Portuguese Language Countries in Africa, China’s largest natural rubber maker told ERJ.

According to Hainan Rubber’s filing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the two other parties for the memorandum are China-Africa Development Fund and China Development Bank’s Hainan branch.

China-Africa Development Fund has €4.2 billion (32.5 billion yuan) registered capital, the company noted.

Under the agreement, Hainan Rubber will take charge of the projects implementation and management.

China-Africa Development Fund and China Development Bank’s Hainan branch will provide financial services for the investment vehicle.

The filing also notes that this is an initial framework agreement and further agreements will be entered into for details of the cooperation.