For the first time, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz personally took a closer look at production operations within the context of a visit to the facility this Tuesday morning. The Austrian Chancellor visited the successful Austrian company Hygiene Austria together with Federal Minister of Labor, Family and Youth Christine Aschbacher. 

“I am extremely pleased that, since the founding of Hygiene Austria, we can now ensure the supply of mouth-nose protective masks, not only for adults but also for children . This is a further and important contribution towards curbing the COVID-19-pandemic and to the safety of all people in Austria”, said Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. “The coronavirus has shown us how important it is to have companies in Austria and Europe which are capable of producing protective equipment. We will have to have a discussion on a European level about how we will manage to become self-sufficient in key industries in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors”, Kurz adds.

The company Hygiene Austria

The experienced companies Lenzing AG and Palmers Textil AG joined forces to establish Hygiene Austria LP GmbH, in which Lenzing AG holds a 50.1% stake and Palmers Textil AG 49.9%. Over the past few weeks, Lenzing AG and Palmers Textil AG have invested several million euros in a modern production infrastructure at the Wiener Neudorf location and secured the corresponding raw materials for mouth-nose protective masks and FFP2 masks.