Malaysian Rubber Board

Malaysian Rubber Board
Lembaga Getah Malaysia
Agency overview
Formed1 January 1998; 26 years ago (1998-01-01)
JurisdictionGovernment of Malaysia
Headquarters18th Floor Bangunan Getah Asli (Menara) 148 Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Parent ministryMinistry of Plantation and Commodities
Websitelgm.gov.my

The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB; Malay: Lembaga Getah Malaysia) is the custodian of the rubber industry in Malaysia. Established on 1 January 1998, it has under its fold three agencies (RRIM, MRRDB and MRELB), which are now merged into one. The R&D work in natural rubber, accomplished by the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, has been used by the Malaysian natural rubber industry and other NR producing countries.

The objective of MRB is to assist in the development and modernization of the Malaysian rubber industry from cultivation of the rubber tree, the extraction and processing of its raw rubber, the manufacture of rubber products and the marketing of rubber and rubber products.

The Director General of MRB is Dato' Dr Zairossani Mohd Nor.