SOCIAL
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PRODUCTION STATISTICS
(IN ‘000 METRIC TONS)
1. CROP
| ESTATE |
2004 ACTUAL |
OCT-DEC 05 |
| KOMPINA |
2,493 |
848 |
| LIKOMBA |
1,165 |
480 |
| MALENDE |
2,118 |
872 |
| MATOUKE |
2,049 |
1,020 |
| MBONGE |
1,260 |
539 |
| MEANJA |
1,525 |
631 |
| MISSELLELE |
2,165 |
812 |
| MUKONJE |
1,912 |
774 |
| PENDAMBOKO |
2,135 |
1,072 |
| SONNE |
1,454 |
572 |
| TOMBEL |
575 |
270 |
| SMALL
HOLDERS |
2,320 |
727 |
| TOTAL |
21,024 |
8009 |
2. PROCESSED
| FACTORY |
CV
& L |
CNR10 |
TATAL |
| TIKO |
955 |
2746 |
3701 |
| MUKONJE |
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1399 |
1399 |
| PENDAMBOKO |
1764 |
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1764 |
| TOTAL |
2719 |
4145 |
6864 |
| ESTIMATED OCT-DEC 05 |
2719 |
4145 |
6864 |
| FACTORY |
RSS |
| 2004
ACTUAL |
OCT-DEC
05 ESTIMATE |
| MALENDE |
1111 |
523 |
| MEANJA |
776 |
347 |
| MBONGE |
399 |
288 |
| Mukonje |
770 |
587 |
| TOTAL |
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CENTRAL RUBBER LABORATORY
The CDC
Central Rubber Laboratory is in charge of specifications concerning
Technically Specified Rubber, i.e. CNR 10, 3 CV and L grades,
in accordance with the ISO 2000 and SMR norms.
The lab analyses
are done to evaluate both the Dry Rubber Content (DRC) and the
quality of the rubber in general. This is to make sure the rubber
being shipped meets the specifications and quality requested.
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CDC runs
six Rubber Factories. There are 3 Sheet Factories attached to
Mbonge, Meanja and Malende Estates respectively and 3 Central
Factories at Tiko, Mukonje and Pendamboko. The Sheet factories
are run by the Estate Managers of the Estates to which they are
attached and the 3 Central Factories are run by Factory managers
who are all engineers. The operations of all the factories are
coordinated by the Manager Rubber Production.
Rubber Processing
The six factories
process natural rubber in three technically specified marketable
grades:
- SHEET RUBBER as Ribbed
Smoke Sheets (RSS),
- CRUMB RUBBER as CNR 10,
3CV (Constant Viscosity) and L (Light Coloured Rubber) .
The 3 Sheet Factories have
a capacity of 30 tons/day while the 3 Central
Factories have the following capacities:
| FACTORY |
CAPACITY
in Tons/Day |
| CV
& L
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CNR10 |
TOTAL |
| Tiko |
40 |
20 |
60 |
| Mukonje |
35 |
10 |
45 |
| Pendamboko |
25 |
0 |
25 |
| TOTAL |
100 |
30 |
130 |
Part View of the Tiko Rubber
Factory
In order
to achieve maximum output by keeping the factories running all
the time, a maintenance scheme is meticulously respected for all
the factories. There is a routine maintenance program and provision
is made available for curative maintenance when the need arises.
Maintenance is managed by the Manager Rubber Production Maintenance
(MRPM).
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Joseph MONKAM
Manager Rubber Factory Maintenance (MRFM)
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Finished
CNR 10 Rubber Bale Ready for Packaging and Shipment |
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Dr. Stephen NAMIJO 
