M’sia set for record year in rubber glove exports

Major contributor: The export sales of rubber gloves accounted for over 70 of the country’s total exports of rubber products.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s exports of rubber gloves in the first half of 2017 increased 25% to RM7.95bil compared to RM5.28bil in the same period last year, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said.

Speaking at a meeting with leaders from the rubber industry, he said: “The high export growth in the first six months of 2017 signalled that the rubber glove sector is on track to record an outstanding new high in export sales of RM16bil for the full year of 2017.