Factsheet for measure
LU-2020-35/1419
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Updated
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Protective masks made in Luxembourg
Fabrication de masque de protection made in Luxembourg
Background information
Luxembourg didn’t want to depend on the Asian market of protective masks. Therefore, the country has decided in April to develop its own production, with mainly European materials. the Robert Schuman Hospitals group has decided to invest in a machine to produce protective mask for the whole country. the Ministry for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises supported this initiative.
Content of measure
The Robert Schuman Hospitals group invested in the fight against the effects of the COVID pandemic by entrusted its subsidiary Santé Services S.A. with the implementation of a production line for protective masks. But they start from nearly zero as they have no machine able to produce these masks. Therefore, Santé Services worked hard to become operational in a very short time: a machine has been completely reconfigured from its initial state in order to produce these masks (first in China and then in Luxembourg for adjustments) and they obtain at the same time the ‘Medical Device’ certificates. Following this first initiative, Santé Service explained that the profits from sales are used for operating costs or reinvestment. Thus, 1 October, Santé Services announced that it had invested in a second machine producing masks, this time of the FFP2 type (in test phase for the moment).
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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17 December 2020
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An MPG start-up has developed a unique technology to optimise the protection of "made in Luxembourg" masks against COVID-19. The company has developed a process to manufacture self-disinfecting masks.
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Use of measure
Launched in end of August, the production line has a capacity of 20,000 surgical masks per day. The machine produces 7 hours a day and 8 workers are working in this production line. The investment project has received a support of €200,000 from the Ministry for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. The current production is in line with the actual demand. Clients are mainly hospitals, doctors, nursing homes and supermarkets, Santé Services S.A. hopes to start production of 12,000 FFP2 masks per day by the end of October.
Contents
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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National government
Company / Companies
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National funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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No involvement
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Form
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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No involvement
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Main level of involvement: Company level
Involvement
The investment project has received a support of €200,000 from the government and especially the Ministry for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Otherwise, no involvement from trade union or employer union is known at this date.
Views and reactions
The government (the Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel (DP), and the middle class ministry, Lex Delles (DP)), is proud of this new national production and of the fact to not depend on production from other countries.
Sectors and occupations
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This case is sector-specific
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Economic area
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Sector (NACE level 2)
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C - Manufacturing
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C32 Other manufacturing
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This case is not occupation-specific.
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