# Showa Glove to triple production capacity with Alabama facility expansions

Showa Glove plans to triple production capacity to meet demand for 'Made in America' PPE gloves, with facility expansions in Alabama. The company aims to increase domestic production to 1.2 billion gloves by end of 2022, with a goal of 2.8 billion gloves overall.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-02-08
- Where: Alabama, United States
- Starts operating: 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 billion gloves per year by end of 2022, goal of 2.8 billion gloves
- Products: PPE gloves
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [SHOWA Glove](https://endata.com/companies/49151.md)

## Sources

- [chattooga1180.com](https://chattooga1180.com/showa-expansion-plans-in-alabama-to-provide-more-ppe/), 2022-02-08: "Showa plans to increase their domestic production of gloves to 1.2 billion by the end of this year."

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