Global Rubber Gloves Market Report: 2013 Edition- New Report by Koncept Analytics

Aug. 21, 2013 - PRLog -- Being a necessity item, especially in the healthcare and food industry, the demand for rubber gloves remained robust in 2012 despite the Euro-zone debt crisis. Other major factors that boosted this demand include growing healthcare awareness, healthcare reforms with more stringent regulations following H1N1 scare and decreasing raw material costs worldwide. The emerging economies offer huge growth potential to the rubber glove manufacturers given the low penetration of gloves in these regions. With the substantial rise in the prices of natural rubber latex over the past 2 years, there has been a shift in the demand towards nitrile gloves. As a result, the majority of gloves manufacturers are either building up new nitrile glove production capacity or switching existing production capacity from natural rubber to nitrile rubber.

Malaysia dominates the global glove market as the largest producer and exporter of rubber gloves. It has the major advantage of raw material availability, infrastructure, R&D, development of supporting industries and support from government agencies over other countries by its side which further solidify its position on the global front. Other leading nations that produce rubber gloves include Thailand and Indonesia.

The four topmost rubber gloves manufacturers include Top Glove, Supermax, Kossan and Hartalega. All these companies have rolled out their production plans to supply better products and to meet the increasing demand globally. Although the industry has maintained its growth momentum, the major bottlenecks are labor shortage, fluctuating NBR prices, imposition of minimum wage by Malaysia, shortage of natural gas and hikes in gas tariffs.

This report consist of the following sections:

1. Introduction

1.1 Types of Rubber Gloves

2. Global Rubber Market

2.1 Natural Rubber Market
-Consumption & Production
-Exports & Imports
-Regional Breakdown

2.2 Synthetic Rubber Market
-Consumption & Production
-Exports & Imports
-Regional Breakdown

3. Global Rubber Gloves Market

3.1 Global Demand
-Growth in Consumption
-Cost Breakdown of Manufacturers

3.2 Comparison of Per Capita Consumption
-Per Capita Consumption by Country
-Regional Market Share

4. Regional Analysis

4.1 Malaysian Rubber Gloves Market
-Production Value Growth
-Exports by Volume
-Breakdown by Material
-Exports by Usage
-Major Export Destinations

4.2 The US Rubber Gloves Market
-Market Overview
-Imports by Volume
-Product Mix

5. Market Trends

5.1 Shifting Demand from NR to Nitrile Rubber Gloves
5.2 Stronger USD
5.3 Combined Expansion Plans of Rubber Gloves Companies
5.4 New Growth Markets
5.5 Industry Consolidation

6. Growth Drivers

6.1 Escalating Hygiene Awareness and Healthcare Regulations
6.2 Rising Ageing Population
6.3 Health Threats
6.4 Increasing Global Healthcare Expenditure

7. Key Issues

7.1 Fluctuations in NBR (SR) Prices
7.2 Changes in Minimum Wage Policy in Malaysia
7.3 Gas Shortage and Tariff Hikes

8. Competitive Landscape
-Competitive Overview
-Market Share

9. Company Profiles

9.1 Top Glove Corporation

9.1.1 Business Description
9.1.2 Financial Highlights
9.1.3 Business Strategies
-Expand Production Capacity
-Maintain Balanced Product Mix

9.2 Hartalega

9.2.1 Business Description
9.2.2 Financial Highlights
9.2.3 Business Strategies
-Building New Production Lines
-Focus on Research and Development

9.3 Kossan Rubber Industries

9.3.1 Business Description
9.3.2 Financial Highlights
9.3.3 Business Strategies
-Expanding Production Facilities
-Expansion into Non Rubber Products

10. Industry Outlook

10.1 Market Forecast
10.2 Forecast Methodology

10.2.1 Dependent and Independent Variables
10.2.2 Correlation Analysis
10.2.3 Regression Analysis

List of Charts

Regional Production and Consumption of Natural Rubber by Volume (2012) 
Regional Consumption and Production of Synthetic Rubber (2012) 
Global Consumption of Rubber Gloves (2004-2013F) 
Average Cost Breakdowns of Rubber Gloves Manufacturers (2012) 
Comparison of Per Capita Consumption of Rubber Gloves (2012) 
Market Share of Major Rubber Glove Producing Countries (2012) 
Malaysia Rubber Gloves Output by Value (2007-2012) 
Total Malaysian Gloves Exports (2009- 2012) 
Breakdown of Malaysian Rubber Gloves Export by Material (2008-2012) 
Malaysia’s Rubber Gloves Exports to Other Nations (2012) 
Top Ten Destinations of NR Gloves in Volume Sales (2012) 
Top Ten Destinations of SR Gloves in Volume Sales (2012) 
US Glove Imports 2006- 2012
US Glove Imports, Product Mix 2012
Annual Average MYR/USD Exchange Rate (2008-2012) 
Consolidation of Rubber Glove Industry (1990-2012) 
Global Population over 65 and Above (2006-2012) 
Global Per capita Healthcare Expenditure (2006-2012) 
NBR Price Fluctuations (2012-2013) 
Impact of Minimum Wage on Glove Stocks
Capacity Expansion Plan of Big Glove Manufacturers (2012- 2013) 
Share of Production Capacity of Glove Manufacturers (2011) 
Top Glove Turnover and Profit after Tax (2008- 2012) 
Hartalega Revenue (2008- 2012) 
Kossan Revenue (2008- 2012) 
Global Rubber Gloves Demand Forecast (2012- 2017F) 

List of Tables

Glove Application
Global Production and Consumption of Natural Rubber by Volume (2006-2012) 
Global Imports and Export of Natural Rubber by Volume (2006-2012) 
Productions and Consumption of World Synthetic Rubber by Volume (2006-2012) 
Import and Export of World Synthetic Rubber by Volume (2006-2012) 
Malaysia’s Consumption, Production and Trade of Rubber in (2006- 2012) 
Comparison of Average Selling Prices of Gloves in (2011 and 2012) 
Malaysia - Export of Rubber Gloves by Usage (2010-2012) 
Comparison between Properties of NR and NBR Gloves
Details of the Combined Expansion Plans of Companies
Disease Outbreak during 2000-2012
Product Mix for Top glove Manufacturers
Dependent & Independent Variables (2006–2012) 
Correlation Matrix
Model Summary – Coefficient of Determination

Regression Coefficients Output 

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