Top Glove Corporation Berhad (7113) is a rubber glove manufacturer. The company owns and operates 19 factories with locations in Malaysia, Thailand, China and marketing offices in United States and Germany.[citation needed]
The company was founded in 1991 by Tan Sri Dato Sri Lim Wee-Chai. Since its inception in Malaysia in 1991, starting from one factory in 1991 with three production lines, Top Glove has embarked on an expansion plan to become the world's largest rubber glove manufacturer with the following facts position :
1. Number of factories: 19 factories
2. Number of production lines: 355 lines
3. Total pieces of gloves produced (per year): 31.5 billion
4. Countries of export: 180 countries
5. Number of employee: 9100
6. Number of customers: 850
Top Glove was listed in the Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur in year 2001 and in a span of slightly more than a year, Top Glove Corporation Berhad's listing has been promoted from the Second Board to the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange on May 16, 2002. Top Glove now has a shareholder fund of RM848 million or USD248 million with an annual turnover of about RM1.53 billion or USD447 million as at 31 August 2009. Top Glove is also one of the component stocks of the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index, FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index, 100 Index and Emas Index.
The company collaborates closely with Government agencies and Ministries to keep itself abreast of the latest development in rubber research technology.
In the United States of America Top Glove's shares are available via American Depositary Receipt (ADR): TGLVY
The company was founded in 1991 by Tan Sri Dato Sri Lim Wee-Chai. Since its inception in Malaysia in 1991, starting from one factory in 1991 with three production lines, Top Glove has embarked on an expansion plan to become the world's largest rubber glove manufacturer with the following facts position :
1. Number of factories: 19 factories
2. Number of production lines: 355 lines
3. Total pieces of gloves produced (per year): 31.5 billion
4. Countries of export: 180 countries
5. Number of employee: 9100
6. Number of customers: 850
Top Glove was listed in the Bursa Saham Kuala Lumpur in year 2001 and in a span of slightly more than a year, Top Glove Corporation Berhad's listing has been promoted from the Second Board to the Main Board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange on May 16, 2002. Top Glove now has a shareholder fund of RM848 million or USD248 million with an annual turnover of about RM1.53 billion or USD447 million as at 31 August 2009. Top Glove is also one of the component stocks of the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index, FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index, 100 Index and Emas Index.
The company collaborates closely with Government agencies and Ministries to keep itself abreast of the latest development in rubber research technology.
In the United States of America Top Glove's shares are available via American Depositary Receipt (ADR): TGLVY
