Health CareThai medical glove maker invests $1.6bn to triple capacity by 2026
Sri Trang Gloves' net profit jumps twentythreefold on pandemic-led demand
As the coronavirus spread, demand for medical-use gloves grew among health care professionals as well as restaurant servers and other service sector employees. © Reuters
APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer
February 17, 2021 19:02 JST
BANGKOK -- Sri Trang Gloves Thailand posted a record net profit in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic led to a huge increase in demand for the company's protective gear, persuading it to invest 48 billion baht ($1.6 billion) to triple its capacity by 2026.