KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 — The rubber glove industry is expected to contribute up to RM12.4 billion in export revenue this year, said the Plantation and Commodities Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — The demand-supply situation in the rubber glove industry will only start to head towards equilibrium in 2025 when there is virtually no more new capacity coming onstream while the global demand for gloves continues to rise by 15 per cent per annum underpinned by rising hygiene awareness, said Kenanga Research.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Canada has terminated its sourcing contract with Supermax Corp Bhd following allegations of forced labour against the glove manufacturer, according to a Reuters report yesterday that cited the country’s public services and procurement department.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has on November 4 banned Smart Glove Corp Sdn Bhd’s rubber gloves from entering all its ports due to alleged forced labour practices.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — A Kansas City-bound shipment of 4.68 million latex gloves made by a subsidiary of Top Glove Corporation Bhd has been seized by the United States (US) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Top Glove Corp Bhd’s United States (US) counsels are in the midst of liaising with representatives from the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to obtain clarity on the latest import ban order issued by CBP on all disposable gloves originating from Top Glove factories in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has directed personnel at all US ports of entry to begin seizing disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by Top Glove Corporation Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — The global supply of rubber gloves available in 2021 is estimated at about 420 billion, Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) said in a briefing today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Malaysia supplied 240 billion pieces of rubber gloves globally, meeting almost 70 per cent of 360 billion pieces of world demand in 2020, making it a “star” industry amidst the century’s worse pandemic that has infected over 65 million and claimed 1.5 million lives globally.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — Supermax Corporation Bhd’s unit, Maxter Glove Manufacturing Sdn Bhd has proposed the acquisition of two hectares of freehold land from Bandar Setia Alam Sdn Bhd for RM73.48 million.