World’s Top Condom Maker Sees Rising Demand as Virus Rules Ease

An employee sorts condoms on a light table at a Karex Bhd. facility in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia. 

Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

The world’s largest producer of condoms said it expects the demand for its products to increase as the widening vaccine coverage prompt governments to ease social-distancing rules.

“As vaccination rates ramp up around the world, more economies continue to relax restrictions and societies begin to adapt to post-pandemic life,” Malaysia’s Karex Bhd. said in a note accompanying its earnings on Monday.