Tapped rubber tree with latex dripping into bowl .Indian rubber industry has many positive strengths including an extensive plantation sector with high yield, availability of raw materials, rubber machinery, and testing equipment. The quality of Indian rubber products has been globally accepted as exports have been growing.Experience of entrepreneurs in rubber product manufacturing catering to a large domestic market, availability of quality technologists made available from more than 40 institutes catering only to Rubber Technology, and low cost of experienced labour (which is now rapidly changing) are other positive factors.