Joining forces, Lenzing and Palmers Textil, an Austrian producer of lingerie, have set up Hygiene Austria, a company for the production of high-quality protective masks for the domestic (Austrian) and European markets. After investments of several millions of euros in a modern factory at Wiener Neudorf, the production and sale of the masks is expected to start sometime in May with a capacity of 12 million masks per month, building up to an output rate of more than 25 million units per month over the next few week. Lenzing, the Austrian fiber manufacturer, holds a controlling stake of 50.1 percent in the company and Palmers has the balance of the shares.

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