On mission to reboot rubber industry

RUBBER - the stretchy, durable material made from milky-white latex and found in everything from condoms to car tyres - holds a particular magic for Robert Meyer.

The chief executive officer of SGX-listed Halcyon Agri Corporation Ltd grew up with rubber factories as his playground.

"My father was a rubber trader, and introduced me to the business when I was very young. For most of my childhood, rubber was always at the dinner table," recalled German-born Meyer, whose family moved to Singapore just before he turned one.