Manufacturers of medical gloves made from rubber latex can expect a continued decline in exports this year, following the easing of Covid-19 infections and a ban on gloves made from natural rubber by some countries, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
The ban resulted from allergies to natural rubber.
“Glove exports decreased significantly since last year. Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia were all affected,” said Warawan Chitaroon, director-general of the OIE.
She said Thai medical glove makers should adjust to the change and seek new markets to export their projects.
The US is a major market for medical glove exports, but it banned the import of…
