InterviewCotton and rubber demand recovery more than 2 years off: Olam CEO
Singapore trader says supply chain and logistics disruptions have bottomed out
An Olam pepper plantation in Vietnam. The Singaporean trading house handles cocoa, coffee, spices, edible oils and cotton along supply chains that span more than 60 countries.
KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer
August 31, 2020 14:34 JST
SINGAPORE -- The cotton and rubber industries cannot expect a full recovery from the coronavirus mayhem -- slack global demand, supplier stoppages, logistics bottlenecks -- until the end of 2022, according to the chief executive of commodity trader Olam International.