# Iconic Worldwide opens RM200m glove and mask factory in Penang

Iconic Worldwide launched a RM200 million glove and face mask manufacturing facility in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang. The factory has six glove dipping lines operational, with six more and 20 mask lines to be installed by March 2022, targeting annual capacity of 3.3 billion gloves and 220 million masks.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia
- Value: $42.4M (200.0M MYR)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 3.3 billion gloves/year, 220 million face masks/year
- Products: gloves, disposable face masks
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Iconic Worldwide](https://endata.com/companies/15804.md)
- [Iconic Medicare](https://endata.com/companies/15805.md)

## Sources

- [theedgemalaysia.com](https://theedgemalaysia.com/article/iconic-worldwide-launches-rm200m-glove-face-mask-factory-penang), 2026-11-05: "We are looking at the long term. From what we learn from these two years, is that people are okay with wearing masks."

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