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TopQuality
Gloves
for theWorld
Top Glove Corporation Berhad
TopGlove was founded in 1991,
when there was only one factory,
three production lines and a hun-
dred employees in total. Just over
adecade later, TopGlovewas listed
on the Malaysian bourse, Bursa
Saham Kuala Lumpur and then
shortly after, promoted from the Second Board
to the Main Market in 2002. Today, Top Glove
has emerged as the world’s largest rubber glove
manufacturer with 24 factories located across
Malaysia, Thailand and China, 462 production
lines and 11,000 employees.
Their production capacity of 40.3 billion
gloves a year serves 1,800 customers in over
185 countries through sales and marketing
offices based in Malaysia, the United States of
America and Germany.
Building the Success of Top
Glove
Top Glove started with a capital of RM180,000;
all of which were savings from the founder and
chairman of the company. Coupled with savings,
time and energy, the company worked tirelessly
to ensure that the business would reach a level
of unparalleled success. The company’s key suc-
cess and growth lies ultimately in ensuring
customer satisfaction is met. Heavy emphasis
and investments are placed in research and
development activities and facilities to ensure
a continuous improvement in product quality,
creativity and efficiency.
The company also endeavours to stay ahead
of competition by working closely withMinistry
of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia
(MITI) and other government agencies such as
MATRADE andMalaysian Investment Develop-
ment Authority (MIDA) – to keep abreast with
the latest developments in rubber research
technology, and find key potential business
opportunities in untapped markets.
MATRADE has a specific role in assisting
companies to gain a firm foothold in the global
markets. The organisation is very helpful to
facilitate in matching a business to the right
key clients and support.
The company focuses entirely on producing
andmanufacturing gloves that meet the highest