Nonwovens Ibérica will install the first production line in Spain of meltblown nonwovens, the only raw material that exists to manufacture the filtering layer of masks with guarantees. The new high performance meltblown Reifenhäuser Reicofil line will represent a strategic value for the country of Spain in terms of self-supply of essential products, as it will be the first national high-performance producer of meltblown with production capacity for the manufacture of 1.5 billion face masks per year. With this investment, Spain will have the entire supply chain for the manufacture of masks made in the country.

The installation will be carried out during the last quarter of the year, when the only filtering material that has a Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BEF) of up to 99% without quality fluctuations for Personal Protection Equipment and sanitary equipment will start its production.

"The Spanish industry has to respond to the evident needs left by this pandemic. Nonwovens Ibérica is now committed to a new line of business with which we intend to supply our country, and beyond, with a material of prime necessity," comments Alberto Miralles, the company's Deputy Director.

The company, with over 50 years' history, located in a region with a great textile tradition and more specifically in the town of Muro de Alcoy, plans to increase its staff by 30% in the near future.
Among their clients, there are national and international companies to whom they supply textile articles for household and industrial cleaning, with absorbent wipes and mops being the most manufactured product. It will have a production capacity of around 5,500 tonnes per year.