Kuan Kam Hon

Kuan Kam Hon is a Malaysian billionaire who is the founder and chairman of Hartalega Holdings, one of the world's largest producers of nitrile rubber. Born in 1947, he began his career in 1969 at his father's Kuala Lumpur real estate development company. He still resides in the city. He ranked 10th on Forbes' 2018 list of Malaysia's 50 richest with a net worth of $2.5 billion. [1]

Kuan founded Hartalega Holdings in the early 1980s and controls 49.3% of the company. Hartalega plans to increase its production capacity from 22 billion to 42 billion gloves a year by 2020.[2]

In 2018, Hartalega partnered with Chemical Intelligence UK to launch the first non-leaching glove that features in-built antimicrobial technology.[3]

References
  1. https://www.forbes.com/profile/kuan-kam-hon/?list=malaysia-billionaires Forbes
  2. "Top 40 richest in Malaysia: 11-15 - Business News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. "World's first antibacterial glove helps stop infections". Medical Plastics News. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2018-11-20.


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