December 1, 2020 Black Mamba Single Use Glove Update. Increased global demand for gloves, specifically nitrile. Finite supply which is driven by static manufacturing capacity and time to recover. Pressure on the raw materials used to manufacture gloves. Social distancing and PPE needed in all aspects of the supply chain. Labor shortages and higher costs associated with securing labor for producers. Brokers entering the market to fulfill the governments stockpiling initiatives are pushing the prices higher to get importers to sell their allocation from producers.
Updated: December 18, 2020