Batu Gajah may soon have a new glove manufacturing factory. The RM800-million project, a joint venture between the Perak State Development Corporation (PKNPk) and Kamunting-based Professional Latex Sdn Bhd, is to be built in five phases over ten years on…
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Prince Premium+ taps PPE Advantage to distribute gloves in the US, Latin America
Malaysia-based Prince Premium+, an emerging glove brand manufactured by GIS Resources Sdn Bhd has entered into a three-year distribution agreement with Chicago-based PPE Advantage (Dsource LLC). Under the agreement, PPE Advantage becomes a US Master Distributor of Prince Premium+ nitrile…
Gloves Industry: Innovative gloves pack a punch against Covid-19
A secure supply of gloves and new designs of antimicrobial gloves go hand-in-hand to stave off the health crisis facing countries around the globe, says Angelica Buan in this report. All it takes is a pair of gloves, a critical…
Malaysia gloves demand to outpace supply by 2023
Amid the surge in new Covid-19 cases worldwide, demand for PPEs, including gloves is projected to rise. Malaysia, the world’s largest rubber gloves manufacturer is reportedly racing to increase production to augment supply until 2023. The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers…
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…
Malaysia’s AT Systematization, K-Star Sports partner for China, Taiwan gloves market
New Malaysian glove maker AT Systematization Bhd (ATS), which has recently opened its production factory, is tapped by China-headquartered sports footwear and apparel group, K-Star Sports Ltd, for a partnership to market and sell its medical gloves in China and…
Cranfield University, Meditech create sustainable, biodegradable NR latex gloves
Researchers from Cranfield University, UK, and Malaysian company Meditech Gloves, have developed biodegradable natural rubber (NR) gloves that spell the ideal future raw material for sustainable manufacturing. The special formulation of natural latex that makes the gloves is also free…
Gloves, tyres demand to drive Thailand’s rubber exports
The world’s largest producer of natural rubber, Thailand, is likely to see higher shipments of rubber from the increased demand for rubber gloves and tyres, as well as the government’s proactive approach to promote rubber exports. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit…
Top Glove aims to improve performance despite expected market challenges
Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove Corporation, the world’s largest rubber glove producer by volume, is aiming to improve its performance in the coming months despite the expected challenges in the market as higher input costs drag its fiscal second-quarter…
SATRA hand-in-hand with Malaysia’s growing glove sector
Research and technology centre SATRA works closely with the Malaysian rubber glove sector for it to keep up with the European market.