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Top Glove aims to join Fortune 500 by 2040

World's largest rubber glove maker sees growth in health care and food industry

SINGAPORE -- Top Glove, the world's largest rubber glove maker by capacity, aims to become a Fortune 500 company by 2040 by pursuing a bigger share of the international glove market.

As part of its merger and acquisition plans, the company recently acquired Malaysian medical glove maker Aspion for 1.37 billion ringgit (about $350 million) in cash and shares. It is also making plans to enter the Vietnamese market that should be finalized this year.

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