MALAYSIA: Careplus to raise glove capacity
Glove maker Careplus Group Bhd said is targeting to complete the installation of ten new production lines by June this year, boosting its total capacity by a third. The company currently operates 30 production lines with a total capacity of 4.86 billion pieces of gloves a year.
"By mid of June 2021, we shall complete installation of 10 lines and another 8 lines by the end of 2021, with an addition of 9 lines in planning stage to be completed by end of 2022," it said.
"As a result, the Group will have 57 production lines with an annual capacity of 10.5 billion pieces of medical and surgical gloves by end 2022," it added.
"The Group has also put in place to increase surgical gloves packing facilities from 72 million pairs to 288 million pairs annually by end 2021."
Source: Daily “The Star”, Kuala Lumpur; 19 Feb 2021
(Syed Rashid Ali, Karachi, Pakistan)
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