Sri Lanka, April 4 -- Hainan Group from the Southern province of People's Republic of China has expressed interest to set a special rubber export processing zone in Moneragala and North East Sri Lanka, said Minister of Plantation Industries, Navin Dissanayake.

He expressed these views after he met the Chief Coordinator of Rubber Development Zone manufactures in Hainan, Jinglei Han who led an investor delegation to the Ministry of Plantation Industries yesterday.

The delegation representing Hainan Group the largest rubber manufacturer in the world was keen to lease land from Moneragala area and plant hybrid, high yielding rubber plants.

In addition the investors are also keen to provide hybrid rubber plants to local planters enabling th...