The mRube electronic trading platform for natural rubber (NR) — developed by the Rubber Board of India — has recently introduced a special quality certification program for manufacturers trading rubber products via the digital portal. The platform, launched in June 2022, aims to enhance efficiency, transparency, and trust across India’s domestic natural rubber supply chain.
Addressing Long-Standing Quality Concerns
According to the Rubber Board of India, product quality inconsistency has long been a concern among manufacturers — particularly those in the non-tyre rubber sector.
Many small- and medium-sized manufacturers struggle to access high-quality raw materials and lack mechanisms to verify or dispute product quality due to the informal, trust-based nature of existing trade contracts. The non-tyre segment also lacks any formal quality inspection framework.
The new mRube quality certification system provides a low-cost verification mechanism accessible to all platform users, ensuring product traceability and standardized quality assurance for buyers far from production hubs or without in-house testing facilities.
The Rubber Board expects this certification feature to become a “game changer” in India’s domestic rubber trade ecosystem.
Certification Details and Coverage
The mRube Quality Certification Program began operations on July 11, 2022, covering:
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RSS (Ribbed Smoked Sheet) rubber
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ISNR (Indian Standard Natural Rubber)
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Latex grades
Each certificate remains valid for 30 days, and users can apply for certification covering up to 10 tons per invoice per day.
To maintain efficiency, the Board limits each licensed participant to two quality certification requests per week. However, users may request additional certifications under standard platform terms.
Growing Adoption of mRube
As of August 2022, over 500 users have registered on mRube — the majority being tyre and non-tyre rubber product manufacturers.
Trading hours on mRube run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Saturday, excluding national holidays.
By combining digital trading convenience with quality verification, mRube is positioning itself as a modern marketplace bridging the gap between rubber growers and industrial buyers, driving greater efficiency and reliabilityin India’s natural rubber sector.