Karex to set up medical glove manufacturing plant in Hatyai

KUALA LUMPUR: The world's largest condom maker Karex Bhd is venturing into the business of making medical gloves.

The company, in a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, said its wholly owned Innolatex (Thailand) Limited (ITL) is planning to set up a new manufacturing facility at its existing plant in Hatyai with the capacity to produce 2.5 billion gloves a year.