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- Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Company Limited (STA.BK), founded in 1987 and headquartered in Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand, operates as the world's leading fully integrated green rubber company, engaging in rubber plantations, natural rubber processing, glove manufacturing, and related services across Thailand, China, the United States, Japan, South Korea, India, Germany, and other international markets. The company produces and distributes ribbed smoked sheets (RSS), technically specified rubber (TSR), concentrated latex, block rubbers, powdered and powder-free latex examination gloves, nitrile latex gloves, medical gloves, processed rubber wood; it also manufactures escalator handrails, rubber injection-moulded goods, high-pressure hydraulic hoses, and conducts plantations of rubber, palm, and temperate fruits alongside engineering services including research and development of machinery, information systems, logistics, real estate rental, financial asset management, financial investment, and information technology services. STA maintains dual listings on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Singapore Exchange (SGX), employs over 18,000 people, and serves agribusiness and healthcare sectors through its upstream-to-downstream supply chain. In recent developments, the company opened its first raw material procurement center in Ivory Coast to expand sources and support local farmers; signed a memorandum of understanding with Prince of Songkla University for academic collaboration under the Curriculum and Corporate Partnership Programme; unveiled an AI-powered transformation strategy for operations and workforce upskilling; received the Outstanding Rubber Procurement award from the Rubber Authority of Thailand; and hosted the SRI TRANG EXCLUSIVE NIGHT 2025 event emphasizing AI integration with Thai cultural elements.