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Tuesday, October 06 2020 - 22:00
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Medicom Announces New USA Mask Manufacturing Plant
MONTREAL, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

The Medicom Group ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of 
surgical and respiratory masks, today announced the expansion of its U.S. mask 
manufacturing operations. The company will be adding a second factory with 
triple the square footage of its existing United Medical Enterprise facility in 
Augusta, Georgia.

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The new production facility, also located in the Augusta region, will 
accommodate new state-of-the-art surgical and N95-type mask production 
equipment with updated technology. Several new machines are already on site and 
more are due to arrive in the coming weeks. The additional manufacturing 
capacity will allow Medicom to increase supply of medical-grade masks and 
N95-type respirators for the U.S. market during the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak 
and help ensure that the U.S. is well-equipped to meet future needs.

"Medicom has been a trusted name in personal protective equipment for over 32 
years," said Guillaume Laverdure, Medicom President and Global Chief Operating 
Officer. "Diversified supply has been a long-term strategy for Medicom and we 
are happy to announce that we will be quadrupling our production output in the 
U.S. to supply products that will help protect healthcare professionals for 
years to come. We chose to remain in Augusta, Georgia, as we have many 
long-term employees who have years of mask manufacturing expertise, which will 
ensure a seamless expansion."

In addition to the new U.S. site announced today, over the last several months, 
Medicom has added factories in Singapore ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2940296-1&h=3017880616&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicom.com%2Fnews%2Fmedicom-announces-new-mask-production-facility-in-singapore%2F&a=Singapore 
), the U.K ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2940296-1&h=1364724431&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicom.com%2Fen_ca%2Fnews%2Fmedicom-announces-uk-mask-manufacturing-facility-in-alliance-with-british-government%2F&a=U.K 
). and Canada ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2940296-1&h=2732156439&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicom.com%2Fen_ca%2Fnews%2Fmedicom-mask-production-facility-in-montreal-opens-in-record-time%2F&a=Canada 
), as well as a second factory in France ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2940296-1&h=1650567943&u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedicom.com%2Fnews%2Fmedicom-announces-second-kolmi-hopen-mask-facility-in-france%2F&a=second+factory+in+France 
), in addition to adding capacity at established factories in France, China and 
Taiwan.

With over three decades of scientific infection control expertise, an extensive 
global network of raw material suppliers and manufacturing operations 
strategically distributed across three continents, Medicom has become a highly 
sought-after partner by governments and healthcare institutions worldwide 
seeking to ensure reliable, high-quality local production of face masks, 
medical gowns and other protective apparel, now and in the future.

About the Medicom Group

The Medicom Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors 
of high-quality, single-use, preventive and infection control products for the 
medical, dental, industrial, animal health, laboratory, retail and health and 
wellness markets. Medicom distributes infection control products under the 
Medicom, Ritmed, Ocean Pacific, Hedy, Kolmi and Hopen brands. Medicom operates 
under the Kolmi-Hopen company in Angers, France, Medicom Asia in Hong Kong, KHM 
Engineering in Singapore and Medicom HealthPro in the U.K.

Medicom has extensive experience in responding to the demand for personal 
protective equipment in the event of a pandemic. Medicom was founded in 1988 in 
response to the urgent need for medical gloves for healthcare professionals 
during the global HIV crisis. Since then, the company has been a reliable 
supplier of infection control solutions during multiple epidemics, including 
avian flu, SARS, H1N1 and Ebola.

For more information about Medicom and their comprehensive portfolio of 
infection control solutions, including an extensive range of medical face 
masks, please visit https://Medicom.com, follow us on Twitter ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2940296-1&h=2028084959&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMedicomNA&a=Twitter 
) @MedicomNA or visit pages on Facebook ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2940296-1&h=1565067237&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMedicomGlobal&a=Facebook 
) or LinkedIn. ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-r--medicom-inc-/ )

Media Contact, Gayle Padvaiskas, Vice President, Marketing, AMD Medicom Inc., 
gpadvaiskas@medicom.ca

SOURCE: AMD Medicom Inc. 
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