KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Malaysia’s rubber glove exports are likely to surge nearly 20 per cent to 230 billion pieces in 2020, up from 192 billion pieces last year, as the world rolls up its sleeves to fight against the deadly novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers...
Gloves produced by Top Glove Corporation seen in the production line in this file photo. — Picture courtesy of Top Glove Corporation
“This will mean that the rubber gloves export revenue is also expected to grow higher than the earlier forecast of RM20.68 billion,” he told Bernama when contacted on Friday. “It depends on the duration of this outbreak, and it is definitely not going away soon and could easily drag through another six to eight months,” he said.
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