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Karex hikes condom prices up to 30% amid Iran supply shock

4/23/2026

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Karex Bhd will raise condom prices by 20-30% because Iran-related supply-chain shocks have doubled raw-material costs.
CEO Goh Miah Kiat said demand is up about 30% this year while the company makes five billion condoms annually for Durex, Trojan, the NHS and UN programmes.
Shipping to Europe and the United States now takes two months, leaving customers with low stockpiles as USAID funding was cut by 92% ($54 bn/£43 bn).

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Karex Bhd will raise condom prices by 20-30% because Iran-related supply-chain shocks have doubled raw-material costs.
CEO Goh Miah Kiat said demand is up about 30% this year while the company makes five billion condoms annually for Durex, Trojan, the NHS and UN programmes.
Shipping to Europe and the United States now takes two months, leaving customers with low stockpiles as USAID funding was cut by 92% ($54 bn/£43 bn).