Reducing reliance on imports


Four units of melt blown production lines can produce 240 million face masks.

WITH the Covid-19 virus still posing a huge threat to society, face masks have become an essential item for all of us. Especially since a new Covid-19 strain that is 10 times more infectious, the D614G, was found in Malaysia recently.

However, the country has been relying on import supplies of face masks. Determined to make a change and make Malaysia more self-sufficient in mask consumption, Durio PPE Sdn Bhd has switched to melt blown fabric — the core material used to produce personal protective equipment — to meet consumer demand.

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