Malaysia's glove industry undeterred by US detention


An employee monitors latex gloves on hand-shaped molds moving along an automated production line at a Top Glove Corp. factory in Setia Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. - Bloomberg

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 (Bernama): When Covid-19 first started to send cataclysmic waves through the global equity market, glove maker counters were among those that had bucked the trend and skyrocketed due to a sudden surge in demand for disposable rubber gloves from both the medical and non-medical sectors.

Shares of homegrown rubber glove manufacturer, Top Glove Corporation Bhd had spiked more than 400 per cent year-to-date, creating more job opportunities during the pandemic.

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