PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia, the world’s top rubber glove producer, expects to export 225 billion units worth some RM20 bil this year, up from 170 billion units valued at RM17.3 bil last year.
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Willie Mongin said the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association estimates global demand for rubber gloves at 330 billion units.
As the main rubber glove supplier to the medical sector, he underlined its importance to the Malaysian economy, noting that exports from Malaysia meet 65% of the global demand.
In a statement today, he noted that the International Trade and Industry Ministry and the Health Ministry had agreed to allow factories making medical and surgical devices, especially rubber gloves, to continue to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period.
He stressed that these manufacturers should adhere to the MCO’s standard operating procedure. He was responding to reports that two rubber glove factories caused environmental pollution. – April 16, 2020, Bernama
