Malaysia Rubber and Latex related products / Industries, which includes manufacturer, distributor, supplier, and exporter.

Decades of research and development aimed at improving plantation management and latex extraction methods have enabled Malaysia to remain as one of the largest producers of natural rubber.

Continuing innovation in downstream applications and h a steady supply of natural rubber has enabled Malaysia to capture the world market in dipped goods. Rated as the world’s number 1 producer of dipped goods in terms of both volume and quality, Malaysia controls over 60% of the global rubber glove market.

Malaysia also exports other finished rubber products such as footwear and tyres, as well as rubber-based components and materials for a wide range of industries such as transport and construction.

In 2003, Malaysia exported RM5.2 (US$1.37) billion worth of rubber-based products to more than 150 countries. Leading buyers of Malaysian rubber goods throughout the world include the US, the Japan, UK, Australia and Hong Kong.

Malaysia ’s rubber gloves, which come in variants like lightly powdered, powder-free, low-protein, smooth, textured, and coloured, are found widely in operating theatres, hospitals, electronic plants and other environments that require the use of sterile equipment. Top Glove, Oon, Comfit, Profeel, Dermagrip, Supergloves, and RadiaXon are some of Malaysia’s best-known glove brands.

Malaysia is also known for manufacturing prophylactic sheaths. Condoms produced locally include Durex and Sure.

Malaysia is the world’s largest producer of latex thread and catheters.

Foam products and other latex products such as balloons and finger-stalls make up other

rubber-based exports.

Industrial and General Rubber goods

The flexibility and versatility of rubber has resulted in an extensive range of rubber-based products and components widely used in several industries, such as building, automotive and construction.

Building industry:

Automotive industry:

Construction sector:

Other rubber-based products tailored for a diverse range of applications and industries include:

Tyres and related products
Rubber tyres backed by intensive R&D and testing have found wide acceptance in the global transport industry. Malaysia produces a variety of tyres suited for use on passenger cars, trucks, buses, aircraft, motorcycles, scooters and bicycles. Solid tyres, inner tubes and retreaded tyres are other major tyre products. Sime Tyres and Silverstone are among Malaysia’s home-grown tyre brands exported to more than 50 countries, including Australia, France, Germany, the UK and Japan.

Footwear
Rubber-based footwear, rubber boots and rubber soles are traditional export items. Various types of boots which meet international safety standards are produced such as fire fighting boots, industrial safety boots, light safety boots, hiking boots, logging boots, firemen’s and miner’s boots, sailing boots, trekking boots, hunting boots and general purpose boots.

New Developments
As a leading hub for rubber technologies and the world leader in rubber research, Malaysia is continuously committed to innovating new and high value-added products and applications.

Malaysian creativity recently produced prolific new rubbers such as liquid natural rubber, epoxidised natural rubber (ENR), deproteinised natural rubber (DPNR), and thermoplastic natural rubber (TPNR). These new rubbers are ideal for heavy-duty engineering and the manufacturing of earthquake isolators.

Other inventions that are ready for commercialisation include:
Natural Rubber-based Road Dividers
Road dividers currently made from Polyurethane (PU) could be substituted with those produced from NR based material, which possess superior physical properties such as rebound resilience tensile strength, flex cracking and ozone resistance.

Vehicle air-conditioning seals
Ideal for OEM and replacement parts markets, these O-rings developed from hydrogenerated nitrile rubber (HNBR) passed the air-tightness and pressure tests.

Standards
Standard Malaysian Glove (SMG) scheme, recognised by the US Food and Drug Administration - FDA approval guarantees acceptance of Malaysian gloves in the US, a market accounting for almost 50% of Malaysian glove exports in 2000.

Local chapter of the global “Responsible Care” movement, which aims to benchmark the safe management of hazardous chemicals and environmental protection. Adhering to the Responsible Care code speaks volumes about their commitment to ecological conservation.

Malaysia Supplier

Kumpulan Jebco (M) Sdn Bhd - Customized moulded/molded rubber products manufacturer

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