Malaysia-based glove maker Supermax Corporation intends to pump USUS$350 million into building the first phase of its first glove manufacturing facility in Texas, US, through its US-based subsidiary Maxter Healthcare. It will invest a total of US$550 million into all the four phases of its expansion in the US.
Phase 1 of the facility located in Brazoria County will begin construction in the first quarter of 2022 and will be in production by the fourth quarter of 2022. Supermax expects each phase to produce 400 million gloves/month. When all four phases are completed, the facility will produce 19.2 billion gloves/year.
The company also noted that it had previously approved a total capital expenditure of US$550 million for the investment. The project will be Supermax’s 18th manufacturing facility worldwide.
The company adds that it intends to cater to at least 10-15% of the total annual medical glove imports into the US over the next 2-4 years, and provide 20-25% of the demand and consumption in the US over the next 4-6 years.
Phase 1 will consist of the group’s North America manufacturing headquarters, a R&D centre, a training centre and an employee facility centre.