PETALING JAYA: Gas Malaysia Bhd’s gas price hike for the third quarter period of this year is expected to have minimal impact on the price of rubber gloves.
With natural gas accounting for about 10% of glove manufacturing cost, TA Securities in a report yesterday said the impact would be insignificant.
“In our forecast, we have assumed the price of natural gas to decrease by 15.5% in 2021, compared with RM33.65 per metric million British thermal unit (MMBtu) in 2020.
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