# Sandler Group invests in new nonwovens line for respirator masks

Sandler Group decided to invest in a new high-tech nonwovens line at its Schwarzenbach, Germany site for producing nonwovens for respirator masks. The line will have an annual capacity for up to 800 million masks, with production starting in mid-Q3 2020. The investment is a single-digit million Euro amount.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2020-04-09
- Where: Schwarzenbach, Upper Franconia, Germany, Germany
- Value: $5.50M (5.00M EUR)
- Starts operating: Aug 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: up to 800 million masks per year
- Products: nonwovens for respirator masks
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Sandler AG](https://endata.com/companies/25902.md)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2020/04/sandler-group-invests-in-an-additional-production-line-for-nonwovens-for-respirator-masks/), 2020-04-14: "The demand for our nonwovens for respirator masks is unbroken — and has been for weeks."

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