Ahmedabad: Some industrial units in Kandla Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have switched to making masks, disposable coveralls and wearable personal protective equipment (PPE) considering the growing demand for such products amid the Covid-19 outbreak.
Four companies have recently received the permission of the
SEZ development commissioner to manufacture Covid-19 related products at their facilities in the Kandla SEZ.
These companies include names like BVH Manufacturing India Private Ltd, Euro Toursers Manufacturing Private Limited, PPE Safety Private Limited and ITM Safety Private Limited. The firms are into manufacturing garments, apparels, workwear, madeups and protective clothing. Now, they have ventured into production of masks, coveralls and PPEs.
According to minutes of the recent meeting of Kandla SEZ’s approval committee, BVH Manufacturing India got approval for making face masks from cloth, while PPE Safety received a go-ahead for making non-woven laminated/disposable coveralls.
Euro Toursers has bagged the permission produce cotton masks (two ply) and PPE wearables. ITM got approval for surgical non-woven masks.
“There are units in Kandla SEZ, which have commenced making essential items such as masks, oxygen for ventilators, gowns and coveralls,” said a source aware of the development.
“These products are not their core business but they have recently switched over to making such essential products in their effort to join the fight against Covid-19. A Canadian company has started making masks from post-consumer fabric at its plant in Kandla SEZ and has donated these masks to the state government,” the source added.
There are some plastics makers in Kandla SEZ, who have turned to making Covid-19 related products.
Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com