SHAH ALAM: The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, has assured that the local crops and food supplies are under contro.
SHAH ALAM: The Agriculture and Food Security Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu, has assured that the local crops and food supplies are under control and unaffected by the hot weather conditions and the El Nino phenomenon.
Added capacity: The company s new plant in Sungai Petani can produce 40 million pieces of rubber medical components a year.
THE growing global medical-grade silicone rubber market is providing fresh opportunities for rubber medical component manufacturers to expand.
Silcotech Industry Sdn Bhd, a rubber component producer based in Sungai Petani, Kedah, is one of the companies looking to leverage this surge in demand.
“Three years ago, we ventured into the production of rubber medical parts, a diversification from our core business which was supplying silicone components to the consumer electronics industry.
“Silcotech’s rubber components for the consumer electronics industry are sold to Australia, the UK, Holland, Vietnam, the US and Japan.