Malaysian glovemaker Hartalega Holdings Bhd expects to amp up gloves production capacity to 143 billion/year when its new manufacturing facilities in Kedah becomes fully operational over the next 20 years, according to reports. Hartalega is investing RM 7 billion to build 16 new manufacturing facilities in Kedah over this period. Once completed, production from these facilities is expected to contribute more than 5% of the state’s gross domestic product.
The facilities will be located at the Kota Perdana Special Border Economic Zone (SBEZ), an area developed by Northern Gateway Sdn Bhd (NGSB) , a wholly-owned unit of the Ministry of Finance Inc. The project will be done in two phases, with eight plants each. The first production line under Phase 1 is expected to be operational in 2024.