PETALING JAYA: Despite news that the Ebola virus has spread beyond western Africa to Europe and the United States, Malaysian glovemakers say they have yet to see demand for their rubber gloves pick up like it did during the avian flu and SARS outbreaks of recent years.
Top Glove Corp Bhd
executive director Lim Cheong Guan told StarBiz in an email reply that the impact on sales from the virus had not been substantial as Africa as a whole only accounted for 4% of total sales. He pointed out that, on average, global demand for rubber gloves grew 5% to 6% yearly.
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