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- Nantex Industry Co., Ltd. (2108.TW) manufactures, processes, and sells synthetic rubber latexes, rubbers, and related chemical products primarily for applications in gloves, paper coatings, automotive parts, construction materials, and industrial goods. The company produces NANTEX-branded NBR and SBR synthetic rubber latexes with an annual capacity of 253,000 metric tons at its Linyuan facility, used in examination and medical gloves, art paper, coated white board, carpet backing, shoe insoles, non-woven fabric saturation, adhesives, plastic modification agents, and artificial leathers; NANCAR-branded acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) with 14,400 metric tons capacity for O-rings, gaskets, fuel hoses, shoe soles, automotive parts, insulation equipment, sporting goods, rollers, and electronic parts; DYNAPRENE-branded thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) with 7,000 metric tons capacity for automotive parts, construction materials, food and 3C industry components, sporting goods, industrial products, medical equipment, and plastic modification agents; and NANCAR-branded carbon masterbatch with 2,000 metric tons capacity for O-rings, gaskets, fuel hoses, shoe soles, and automotive parts. Nantex operates production facilities in Taiwan and subsidiaries including Zhenjiang Nantex Industry Co., Ltd. in China and NANMAT Technology Co., Ltd. in Taiwan, serving markets in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Malaysia, the United States, and other Asian regions. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the company, formerly President Fine Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in 1992 and continues expansions such as the sixth synthetic latex plant upgrade in 2017 with no major acquisitions, partnerships, or strategic shifts reported in the last two years.