# Sandler AG inaugurates new nonwoven production line for face masks

Sandler AG formally inaugurated a new production line for nonwoven filter media for face masks at its Schwarzenbach/Saale, Germany facility. The line, which started production in mid-August 2020, can produce filter media for about 600 million masks per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-08-26
- Where: Schwarzenbach/Saale, Germany, Germany
- Starts operating: 14 Aug 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: filter media for about 600 million mouth-nose-protection masks a year
- Products: nonwoven filter media for face 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/2020/08/new-production-line-formally-inaugurated-by-sandler-ag-bavarian-minister-of-economic-affairs-acknowledges-the-family-run-companys-commitment/), 2020-08-28: "The main reason for investing in a new production line was our goal to increase our production capacity for nonwovens for face masks as quickly as possible."
- [innovationintextiles.com](https://innovationintextiles.com/new-sandler-production-line-formally-inaugurated/), 2020-09-01: "The main reason for investing in a new production line was our goal to increase our production capacity for nonwovens for face masks as quickly as possible."

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