Supermax Corporation Berhad was established in 1987 by founding couple Dato' Seri Stanley Thai and Datin Seri Cheryl Tan initially as a trading business distributing latex gloves. Over subsequent decades, the enterprise expanded aggressively into proprietary manufacturing, establishing multiple advanced plants in Malaysia and building a massive international distribution network across the Americas and Europe. The company achieved unprecedented global prominence during the pandemic health crisis, scaling revenues and manufacturing output significantly before entering a structural post-pandemic market normalization phase.