# OZ Health Plus orders Oerlikon nonwoven line for new Australian plant

Australia-based OZ Health Plus has chosen spunbond and meltblown equipment from Oerlikon Nonwoven for its new production plant in Australia, the first such facility in the country. The plant will have capacity to produce meltblown fabrics for 500 million masks per year.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-07-23
- Where: Australia
- 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

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

## Sources

- [textileworld.com](https://www.textileworld.com/textile-world/nonwovens-technical-textiles/2020/07/oz-health-plus-invests-in-oerlikon-technology/), 2020-07-23: "The Oz Health meltblown plant is scheduled to start up in April next year, with a second stage planned for late 2021."

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