
The Meenachil Rubber Marketing & Processing Co-operative Society
Ltd., popularly known as Meenachil, incorporated on 23rd
March 1960 with 28 members and a share capital of Rs. 640 with
the main objective of improving the social and economical status
of the farmers especially in the rubber sector. It is functioning
as a boosting factor for both, the rubber growers, and the industrialists.
Meenachil is one of the premier organisation in the country engaged
in the processing and marketing of natural rubber. The society
began its business activities by starting a rubber nursery in
1963. In 1965 the society constructed two smoke houses for producing
quality RSS grade sheets. With the establishment of a Crepe Mill
Meenachil started its diversification in 1969. In 1975 Meenachil
set up a Centrifugal Latex Factory with the aid from National
Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) and
Rubber Board. This was the first cenex factory established under
the co-operative sector in India. There begins the saga of Meenachil.
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Over 14% of the total rubber produced in the country is from the
area of operation of the society which has more than 12000 members
in its roll. The society has already established more than 60 collection
centers in various places in Meenachil Taluk to collect natural
rubber from farmers.
In
1992, Meenachil started trading in sheet rubber. Various grades
of RSS rubber is purchased through various depots established by
the society and transferred to the grading centers where it is graded,
standardized, and packed. The society is now supplying various grades
of RSS rubber to the many rubber consuming industries.
In 1999, Meenachil started a Technically Specified Block Rubber
Factory with 6MT/day capacity at Koodalloor in Kottayam District
of Kerala. ISNR 20 of ISI quality is the major
product of this unit.
Meenachil extends a host of services to their members. This includes
the supply of inputs like, fertilizers, manure, acid, fungicide,
taping shade, chemicals, implements and household items through
its Farmers Supermarket and its branches.
From its very interception Meenachil has been acting as a link between
the rubber grower and the consuming industry. Meenachil extends
after sales service and attends all product complaints to the utmost
satisfaction of our esteemed customers. Because we give greater
care at all stages of processing, standardization, packing, transportation,
storage etc.
Meenachil is the only one in the co-operative sector in India having
two units under single management for processing field latex and
scrap rubber. Not only that, Meenachil is the first one having ISO
9001:2000 certification for its entire activities.
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