"Mekong’s push for responsible rubber and tire production", Mekong Eye, 8 December 2025

[...] fruits of advocacy by activists and grassroots organizations, combined with rising pressure on the Thai government to comply with the EU Deforestation Regulations (EUDR). [...].

This registration system paved the way for Thailand’s compliance with the EUDR [...].

“We took it [EUDR] as an opportunity to improve our [traceability] system,” said Athiwee Daengkanit of the RAOT’s EUDR task force.

Chinese companies, which import large volumes of rubber from Thailand and export tires to the EU, are also under pressure to comply with EUDR regulations.

Civil society groups have been advocating for responsible and ethical rubber supply chains since the 2010s, [...].

The state-owned Viet Nam Rubber Group (VRG), which lost its Forest Stewardship Council certification in 2015, also joined these dialogues.

VRG and CCCMC did not respond to Mekong Eye’s inquiries via email.