Johari Ghani says Malaysian industry resilient thanks to comprehensive production ecosystem

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Malaysia’s rubber glove market share in the United States is set to increase to 55 per cent, despite a 10 per cent tariff hike and reciprocal tariffs imposed by the US on Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — The High Court has upheld the acquittal of two friends on a charge of cheating two men, involving the distribution of 180,000 boxes of rubber gloves worth more than RM1 million four years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — The Plantation and Commodities Ministry held a discussion today with the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) on measures to resolve critical issues towards ensuring the industry’s ability to meet global challenges.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 — RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) said it “expects a meaningful demand recovery trend” for rubber gloves by the second half of 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — A simplified gas supply agreement (GSA), natural gas supply at reduced cost and the removal of a 0.2 per cent export cess -- these items are high on the Malaysian rubber glove industry’s wish list for the upcoming Budget 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 —  Malaysia’s natural rubber production increased to 22.4 per cent to 28,164 tonnes in May 2021 compared to 23,013 tonnes in the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 — The production of natural rubber decreased by 33.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to 23,013 tonnes in April 2021 compared to 34,616 tonnes in April 2020, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd has reiterated its commitment to working closely with the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to resolve the withhold release order (WRO) and the forced labour finding against it.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 — The production of rubber increased by 17.1 per cent in December 2020 to 49,825 tonnes compared to 42,554 tonnes in the previous month, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM) said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) has provided a wage subsidy of RM36 million to encourage the downstream rubber industry players to recruit local workers.

KEPALA BATAS, Dec 15 — Ten tonnes of rubber gloves worth about RM250,000 have been stolen from a company warehouse in Penaga here.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Top Glove Corporation Bhd has announced a final dividend of 8.5 sen, amounting to a payout of approximately RM691.8 million to reward its 57,000 public shareholders, following the group’s remarkable performance for the fourth quarter ended Aug 31, 2020 (Q4 2020).

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — Hartalega Holdings Bhd will not be able to meet the demand for rubber gloves in the next three years with its current production capacity, said its executive chairman, Kuan Kam Hon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Malaysia’s rubber gloves exports grew by 50.1 per cent to RM15.06 billion for the January-July 2020 period from RM10.03 billion in the same period last year, said the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.