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

OZ Health Plus will build Australia's first manufacturing facility for spunbond and meltblown nonwovens, using equipment from Oerlikon Nonwovens, to produce materials for face masks.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-12-20
- Where: Queensland, Australia
- Starts operating: Apr 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500 million masks per year
- Products: spunbond nonwovens, meltblown nonwovens, face mask materials
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [OZ Health Plus](https://endata.com/companies/48398.md)
- [Oerlikon Nonwovens](https://endata.com/companies/74552.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [lianshengnonwoven.com](https://www.lianshengnonwoven.com/news/australian-company-invests-in-melt-blown-technology-to-produce-masks/), 2023-12-20: "Australia has access to polypropylene feedstock but lacks plants to convert the feedstock into specialist spunbond and meltblown fabrics."

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