Malaysian rubber glove maker WRP Asia Pacific Sdn. Disruptions to supplies of global crude and refinery operations have driven up raw material costs by more than 50%, prompting the world’s largest glove maker Top Glove Corp. It’s encouraging customers to consider natural rubber gloves instead, it said. "Those glove companies which do not have nitrile butadiene rubber latex in their inventory would have to reschedule their production,” he said. Malaysia produces roughly 45% of the world’s rubber gloves and exports them to 195 countries, the association said in a March 26 statement.

Source: The Star April 08, 2026 14:45 UTC