As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dräger has decided to expand its production capacities for light respiratory protection in Europe. To this end, the company will expand existing production sites in Sweden and Germany and build a completely new factory in France.
Rainer Klug, Executive Board Member for Safety Division at Dräger: "We assume that demand for light breathing protection will be higher than before the Corona pandemic in the long term. Our goal is to ensure a stable supply of high-quality FFP-masks in Europe."
Air-purifying respirators
In order to establish a stable European production network for protective equipment, Dräger has decided on the following measures: Dräger will significantly expand the existing production site for FFP-masks in Sweden.
In future, more than twice as many FFP-masks will be produced here per year as before – a number in the mid-double-digit million range. Additionally, Dräger creates further capacity for powered air-purifying respirators for light respiratory protection in Germany.
France site
The company will also set up a new production site in France. In the future, FFP2-and FFP3- masks will be produced here for the whole of Europe. Investments in new machinery will require a low double-digit million euro amount in fiscal 2020.
Klug: "We are particularly pleased about the very close and constructive cooperation with the French government. The good exchange and the common goal of providing people with high-quality respiratory protection made it easier for us to decide on an additional location in Alsace."