The Mun Story
In 1988, our parent company Hartalega was founded with the vision to produce the best quality gloves across the globe. Today, the principles of innovation and reliability continue to be instilled in our manufacturing process. Mun’s premium healthcare brands enable better care, improved well being and enhanced living for everyone, across the globe. We are dedicated to growing this vision through our passion for innovation, service, and commitment to providing high quality products. At Mun, our passion for caregiving defines our existence.
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VisionTo optimise life globally with exceptional and innovative products and services.
Focused on high quality care-giving for all, Mun is the global platform for premium healthcare consumer brands and products across many markets. We come empowered with knowledge, expertise and experience gained from developing some of the best, most forward-thinking products in the healthcare industry. We believe in continuous learning, and in realising high quality brands through dedication and drive, always with care for our natural environments and ecosystems.
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MissionTo provide products and services that enrich the lives and wellbeing of all ages
Carefully developed by our many experts and technicians, Mun healthcare brands enrich peoples’ lives, fulfilling many different needs around the world. Together at Mun, we are a global platform for world-class healthcare brands, united in our passion for quality, innovation, integrity and reliability in all our brands and products. Driven by our values of passion, reliability, integrity, dedication, innovation and quality, we aim to grow our healthcare brands to reach many more of our customers. We will continue to develop superior brands for consumers, drawing upon our considerable expertise and experience, and our flair for innovation. Our goal is to be the brand leader for premium healthcare – products that enhance peoples’ care, wellbeing and welfare around the world.
Our values
For over 25 years, millions of people have depended on us to provide reliable health and protective products to enable greater care, improved wellbeing and better living for all people.
PassionThe driving engine of our work is that we care and think about others
QualityWe believe in creating excellent products that deliver high value care
IntegrityWe are honest, open and dependable
DedicationWe are committed to deliver products that anticipate real needs
InnovationOriginal thinking is key to developing world-class healthcare brands
ReliableBeing trustworthy and dependable are key to our longevity and continued success
History
What we first started in 1996 has since evolved and expanded through the years.
Originally named Pharmatex, it was an established company that provided high-quality, innovative gloves to the medical industry and various sectors.
- 1996
The incorporation of Pharmatex in Australia in 1996 was a caregiving initiative by Hartalega.
Since the beginning, our goal has been to be the best at everything we do for our customers, community, and environment. Quality, consistency, and reliability are the values we hold close to our hearts.
- 2002
Introduced the first nitrile glove with the same qualities as natural rubber latex gloves.
- 2003
Since the beginning, our goal has been to be the best at everything we do for our customers, community, and environment.
- 2005
Launched the world's first 4.7g nitrile glove to market.
- 2007
Developed the world's first 3.7g nitrile glove.
- 2010
Pharmatex in Australia in 1996 was a caregiving initiative by Hartalega.
Since the beginning, our goal has been to be the best at everything
- 2011
Launched the world's first 3.2g soft nitrile glove to the market.
- 2013
Introduced our patented colloidal oatmeal glove coating technology, COATS to the market.
- 2014
Since the beginning, our goal has been to be the best at everything we do for our customers, community, and environment. Quality, consistency, and reliability are the values we hold close to our hearts.
- 2017
Launched the world's first non-leaching antimicrobial glove. GloveOn Protect.
- 2019
Developed the world's first biodegradable glove tested against the gold standard ASTM D5526.