# Xefco and PPK Group form joint venture Survivon for antibacterial facemasks

PPK Group and textile technology startup Xefco announced a joint venture, Survivon, to manufacture facemasks with antibacterial and antiviral properties using Xefco's copper coating technology. Survivon will also use PPK's Gold Coast factory with capacity of 5 million masks per month.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2021-09-22
- Where: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5 million masks per month
- Products: antibacterial facemasks, antiviral facemasks
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Survivon](https://endata.com/companies/57893.md)
- [PPK Group](https://endata.com/companies/57891.md) (partner)
- [Xefco](https://endata.com/companies/57892.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ownedcore.com](https://www.ownedcore.com/aumanufacturing/xefco-ppk-announce-antibacterial-facemask-jv), 2021-09-22: "ASX-listed PPK Group has announced a joint venture with textile technology startup Xefco which will manufacture facemasks with antibacterial and antiviral properties."

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