Malaysia has long been one of the world’s biggest rubber producers. The country no longer accounts for(占（比例）) as high a share of global supply as it did under British colonial rule(英国殖民时期), but one consequence of around 150 years of experience working with the material is that the country is home to the world’s largest condom-maker.
马来西亚长期以来一直是全球最大的橡胶生产国之一。虽然该国在全球供应中的份额已不再像英国殖民时期那样高，但大约150年的橡胶加工经验带来的一个结果是，该国成为了世界最大避孕套制造商的所在地。
Karex, which also makes rubber gloves, among other things, produces more than 5bn(50亿（billion的缩写）) condoms each year—around a fifth of the global total. It sells its own and also supplies other brands such as Durex and Trojan(著名避孕套品牌), as well as public-health services.
Karex还生产橡胶手套等其他产品，每年生产超过50亿只避孕套——约占全球总量的五分之一。它销售自有品牌，同时也为杜蕾斯和特洛伊等其他品牌以及公共卫生服务机构供货。
Lately, however, the firm has been looking flaccid(疲软的；无力的). Its share price is down by a third since the start of the year. On May 25th it reported its second quarterly operating loss in a row(连续地). Sales in the first three months of 2026 were down by more than a fifth from a year ago.
然而，这家公司最近一直显得疲软。其股价自年初以来下跌了三分之一。5月25日，该公司报告了连续第二个季度的运营亏损。2026年头三个月的销售额比去年同期下降了五分之一以上。