Malaysia Your Business Partner (MYBP)

MALAYSIA Your Business Partner

Malaysia’s rubber industry has moved from being a producer of raw rubber into a thriving, multi-billion Ringgit, value-added, downstream industry. The country is the world’s largest producer of latex gloves, catheters and latex thread. Rubber and Rubber Products

Rubber medical devices consisting of gloves, condoms and catheters form about 80% of the total exports of rubber products. Rubber gloves dominates Malaysia’s total exports of rubber products. Demand for rubber medical products, particularly gloves, has been increasing over the years, and has been especially significant in meeting demand during the global pandemic. The USA is Malaysia’s largest export destination for rubber products, followed by Thailand, China, Japan and Germany. ‘Keeping the world safe and secure with rubber.’

The rubber industry is classified into four major sectors including the Latex, Foam, Rubber Thread and Dry Rubber Industries. The latex industry consists of gloves, catheters, condoms, balloons, soothers, dental and pre-vulcanisation latex manufacturing. As the sector is heavily involved in the health sector, demand for products are stable and inelastic as well as less affected by changes in world economy. The foam industry consists of mattresses, cushions and domestic rubber products, such as general hoses, rubber erasers and rubber toys. The rubber thread industry services mainly personal clothing, consumer rubber products and sports equipment manufacturing. The dry rubber industry on the other hand, produces tyres, shoes, industrial rubber products and general moulded products such as seismic bearings, fenders and rubber linings.

High quality raw rubber products continues to make up the bulk of global demand for a variety of healthcare related products and other downstream applications. Malaysia is committed to sustaining excellence in its rubber manufacturing sector. Find out how MATRADE can assist you with your ideal rubber products supplier.

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