With a variety of applications in food packaging, delivery and in the electrical and electronics industries, Malaysia' plastics manufacturers are one of the few beneficiaries of Covid-19, despite a global war on the industry and the challenges of relying on foreign workers.

Datuk Lim Kok Boon, President, of the Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers Association, discusses the whys and wherefores of Covid-19 on the local plastics industry.

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