# Gessner expands meltblown capacity for face mask materials

Gessner expanded production capacity for meltblown nonwovens at its Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany site to meet increased demand for face mask materials during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company is also converting other machines to produce community mask material.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-05-13
- Where: Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany, Germany
- Status: under construction
- Products: meltblown nonwovens for face masks
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Gessner](https://endata.com/companies/47217.md)

## Sources

- [gessner-filtration.com](https://www.gessner-filtration.com/news-article/expanded-meltblown-capacities/), 2020-05-13: "GESSNER expanded the capacities for face mask materials at short notice in order to support the increasing demand by supplying meltblown for respiratory protection at the production site in Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany."

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