Nigeria, April 22 -- The world's largest condom manufacturer, Malaysia's Karex Bhd, has announced plans to increase prices by 20 to 30 per cent, warning that further increases may follow if global supply chain disruptions persist amid the ongoing Iran war.

The development was disclosed in a video published by Reuters, a global news agency, in which the company's chief executive, Goh Miah Kiat, explained that rising raw material costs and tightening supply chains were putting significant pressure on production.

The ongoing Iran conflict is a multi-front armed confrontation involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which escalated in early 2026 following large-scale airstrikes and retaliatory missile attacks.

The war began on 28 Febr...