KUALA LUMPUR -- A trade group in Malaysia, the world's largest exporter of rubber gloves, said Tuesday it expects manufacturers to ship 14.3 billion ringgit ($3.5 billion) worth of the product in 2016, compared with last year's 13.1 billion ringgit, thanks to growing demand from emerging markets.
Global demand for rubber gloves, which are used widely in the food processing and health care industries, is expected to surge 10% on the year to 212.2 billion pieces in 2016. Of which 63%, or 133.6 billion pieces, will come from Malaysia, according to the trade group's forecast.
