Malaysia also faces competition from lower cost countries such as indonesia and thailand as labor and operating costs rise.
Malaysian rubber glove industry.
Malaysia remains the world s leading supplier of medical gloves examination and surgical gloves supplying more than 50 of the global.
Malaysia produces about 65 per cent of the world s supply for rubber gloves.
A leading rubber glove producer malaysia has secured its spot in the world market being home to four top glove players including top glove hartalega kossan rubber and supermax and to date is already exporting gloves to over 195 countries worldwide.
As per earlier statistics and market expectations margma malaysian rubber glove manufacturers association had projected demand of rubber gloves to reach 300 billion pieces in 2020 with an annual growth of 12 however the current outbreak of novel covid 19 has resulted in a 100 surge in demand globally in the first few months of 2020.
A worker removes a latex glove from a hand shaped model on a production line.
Moreover rubber gloves make up more than 70 of all the rubber good exports for malaysia.
Of the 65 000 employed in the rubber glove industry in 2015 about 42 000 were foreign workers.