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CEO, Helixtap

Farah Miller

Commodities

<ul><li>The rubber glove market witnessed an uptick in demand amid the recent Covid-19 outbreak in China, close on the heels of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and endemic globally, which drove down the demand. The lockdowns in several key Chinese areas following the new pandemic outbreak have triggered an optimistic outlook regarding the demand for rubber gloves amid supply woes for China, which accounts for 10 percent of the global exports.</li><li>The Ukraine war and easing of Covid-19 in most parts of the world had already taken the demand for rubber gloves to pre-pandemic levels. The Malaysian glove stocks registered a rise at the start of this week, with China imposing a lockdown in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and many other parts after detecting several new Deltacron cases. Post the onset of the pandemic in 2020, China had ramped up its glove production.</li><li>China has an edge in producing synthetic gloves, while Malaysia has dominated the scene for over three decades with latex.</li></ul>

The rubber glove market witnessed an uptick in demand amid the recent Covid-19 outbreak in China, close on the heels of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and endemic globally, which drove down the demand. The lockdowns in several key Chinese areas following the new pandemic outbreak have triggered an optimistic outlook regarding the demand for rubber gloves amid supply woes for China, which accounts for 10 percent of the global exports.The Ukraine war and easing of Covid-19 in most parts of the world had already taken the demand for rubber gloves to pre-pandemic levels. The Malaysian glove stocks registered a rise at the start of this week, with China imposing a lockdown in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and many other parts after detecting several new Deltacron cases. Post the onset of the pandemic in 2020, China had ramped up its glove production.China has an edge in producing synthetic gloves, while Malaysia has dominated the scene for over three decades with latex.

Malaysian Rubber Glove Demand Set To See A Boost

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Malaysian Rubber Glove Demand Set To See A Boost