♦️ The development of the glove production lines are on track. Management said the first performance testing was already done on 17/3, and production should start by mid-April.
♦️ Mah Sing has already locked in shipment up to June @ $115/1k pieces. First batch of shipment is to the US, Canada and Middle East, followed by Europe, Japan, China and South America.
♦️ Management has already hired 60 non-factory staff (for the glove office), and is in the process of interviewing/hiring another 40 staff. The company will need 350 workers for the total 12 production lines, and thus far, it has locked in 100 workers through 4 agencies. Glove packing will be outsourced to packing professional firm in order to reduce the amount of fixed costs.
♦️ Mah Sing has also locked in the supply of raw mat NBR @ US$2.7-3k per tonne, sufficient for the current order up to June. It has also locked in the supply until year end, but has not locked in the prices, as NBR prices are expected to come down based on feedback from NBR suppliers. Management indicated that the cost per box (1k pieces) is estimated at US$40.
♦️ Management is still confident to achieve its RM1.6bn sales target. To recall, Jan-Feb sales were already at RM250m. About RM2.4bn worth of projects will be launched this year.
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