The world’s top condom producer, Karex, has to raise prices by 20% to 30% and maybe further if supply chain disruptions drag on due to the Iran war. Karex produces more than 5 billion condoms a year and supplies leading brands like Durex and Trojan, as well as national health systems such as the UK’s NHS and global aid programmes run by the United Nations. The condom maker joins a growing list of companies, including medical glove makers, bracing for supply chain bottlenecks as the Iran war strains energy and petrochemical flows from the Middle East, making it difficult to buy raw material