KAREX INDUSTRIES SDN. BHD.

Location

Johor

Founded

1988-04-20

Risk Signals

52 news mentions monitored

Industry Context

This company is tracked across risk categories, including those related to its sector (e.g., Fabricated Rubber Products, Not Elsewhere Classified), including supply chain integrity, ESG practices, labor disputes, and regulatory compliance.

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Coronavirus leads to global condom shortage; world's largest producer now considered a 'critical' industry - .com

2020-03-20 (oregonlive.com)

Coronavirus leads to global condom shortage; world's largest producer now considered a 'critical' industry - .com

"We are going to see a global shortage of condoms everywhere, which is going to be scary," Karex chief executive Goh Miah Kiat said.

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Condoms sales reduction attributed to Covid-19 –

(nation.africa)

Condoms sales reduction attributed to Covid-19 –

Goh Miah Kiat, the CEO Karex, a condom manufacturing company has revealed a decline in the sales of the product in the past two years. The decrease is attributed to the Covid-19 restrictions

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Malaysia's Karex: Covid lockdowns dented condom demand

(ft.com)

Malaysia's Karex: Covid lockdowns dented condom demand

CEO of world's biggest maker tries rubber gloves to boost bottom line

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Karex: World's Largest Condom Maker Says Sales Down By 40% Due To Lockdowns And Hotel Closures, Will Diversify To Rubber Gloves

(swarajyamag.com)

Karex: World's Largest Condom Maker Says Sales Down By 40% Due To Lockdowns And Hotel Closures, Will Diversify To Rubber Gloves

Goh Miah Kiat, CEO of the world's largest condom manufacturer Karex, has said that use of its products declined as much as 40% in the last two years attributing it pandemic induced lockdowns, disruption caused to the hotel industry and suspension of contraception distribution programs by many countries across the world.

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