# OZ Health Plus to build Australia's first meltblown nonwovens plant in Queensland

OZ Health Plus has purchased a plant from Oerlikon to establish Australia's first manufacturing plant for spunbond and meltblown nonwovens in Queensland. The plant will commence operations in April 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-07-07
- Where: Queensland, Australia
- Starts operating: Apr 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: meltblown fabrics for 500 million masks per year
- Products: spunbond nonwovens, meltblown nonwovens
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [OZ Health Plus](https://endata.com/companies/48398.md)
- [Oerlikon Nonwoven](https://endata.com/companies/38271.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2020/07/australia-based-company-oz-health-plus-invests-in-oerlikon-meltblown-technology/), 2020-07-07: "OZ Health Plus will establish Australia's first manufacturing plant to make the critical fine plastic material used in most protective face masks."

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