October 17, 2023- Medicom Group (“Medicom”) announced the official inauguration of its new mask filter plant, Meltech Innovation (“Meltech”). The meltblown polypropylene component of surgical and respiratory masks, which acts as a filter for harmful particles, will be the plant’s main output.
The total investment of close to $50 million, will also create 26 skilled jobs. Meltblown polyproplylene was one of the materials facing a worldwide shortage during the pandemic. Given the highly strategic nature of the project, the Government of Canada has committed to investing up to $29 million through the Strategic Innovation Fund.
Attached to the plant is a unique innovation center whose main mandate is to design the next generation of greener, more sophisticated, and more efficient filters in terms of breathability and protection. However, R&D for medical purposes will only be part of the output as Meltech will also develop products that can be used for air filtration, membrane filtration, battery separators, supercapacitors and more. All of this will be done with a view to marketing and exporting.