Hartalega to expand gloves capacity with new Kedah manufacturing facilities

 Hartalega to expand gloves capacity with new Kedah manufacturing facilities

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.