# Sandler invests in new nonwoven line for face mask material

Sandler AG is investing in a new high-tech nonwoven line for face mask material at its Schwarzenbach/Saale plant. The line will add capacity for up to 800 million masks annually, with production start planned for mid-Q3 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-04-20
- Where: Schwarzenbach/Saale, Germany
- Starts operating: Q3 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: nonwoven for up to 800 million masks annually
- Products: nonwoven filtration media for face masks
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [textiletechnology.net](https://www.textiletechnology.net/news/ausbau-der-vliesstoffproduktion-fuer-atemmasken-205031), 2020-04-20: "Die Nachfrage nach dem Vlies für Atemmasken ist ungebrochen – und zwar seit Wochen."

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