COVID-19 requires compulsory wearing of face masks, to protect people from the droplets coming out while sneezing, coughing & talking.

In China, there are more than 10,000 factories making 200 million 2 ply / 3 ply disposable face masks per day.  While in India, there are less than 100 factories making only 1 million face masks per day.

Disposable face mask making project is also important from the national perspective of helping the society, especially people in the frontline such as doctors, health workers and public servants.

The project needs an investment of Rs. 1.00 crores on the Plant and machinery, including import duties, erection and commissioning, electricals and testing equipments (except land & building), and Rs. 50 lakhs of working capital. The production capacity is 30,000 pieces per day, based on 10 -12 hours of working. The cost of production of a 3 ply mask is Rs.  4.00 each, while its maximum retail selling price fixed by the Government is Rs. 16.00 each (Ex-factory price can be Rs. 9.00 + 5% GST). The project is viable with a payback period of 8 months. The lead time to start the production is 3 months from the date of placing orders on a reputed Chinese equipment manufacturer.

The plant can be either automatic or semi-automatic, depending on the availability of skilled operators locally. However, the investments are similar for both the options.  All the raw materials are available in India in large quantities.  In future, there is also a good export potential.

The project needs 1,500 sq. ft. building, 25 – 30 kW power and 15 -16 workers & supervisors (mainly for packing).  There is no generation of any pollutants.

GoodRich offers complete project for making 3 ply disposable face masks, which includes the equipment supply, erection & commissioning support, manpower training, providing information on the raw material suppliers & also on the required standards, and complete co-ordination to obtain CE  certificate for exporting in future.