Disposable PVC gloves originated in the United States in the 1950s, developed in Japan in the 1970s, and later transferred to mainland China from Taiwan. Since 2000, my country has become the world’s largest PVC glove production area, and the key paste resin technology and process technology are constantly improving. Malaysia is the largest production base of disposable gloves, but the concentration of disposable protective gloves is not high. In 2019, the top three glove companies of Top Glove, Hartalega and Keshan Rubber accounted for about 27% of the global market, and most of them The market is dominated by small and medium-sized glove manufacturers.
In terms of nitrile gloves, about 60% of the world’s nitrile glove production capacity is concentrated in Malaysia. Hartelega’s nitrile glove production capacity in 2019 reached 34.2 billion pieces, accounting for about 20% of the global share, ranking first. The production of nitrile gloves in my country started in early 2000, and in recent years, the production and sales volume and market share have continued to grow. Compared with the production of PVC gloves, nitrile gloves have significantly higher requirements in terms of production technology and production process, and the investment and construction cost of the production line is also much higher than that of PVC gloves. There are certain technical and financial barriers to enter the nitrile gloves production industry.
Affected by the global outbreak of COVID-19, the demand for nitrile gloves in the first half of 2020 saw an explosive growth, with the market size reaching about US$23.62 billion.
Post time: Apr-12-2022