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MONTREAL, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The Medicom Group, ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of

surgical and respiratory masks, has announced plans to open a second mask

production facility in France. The plant will be established as Medicom

Kolmi-Hopen Engineering and will help the company serve incremental demand

across Europe as Medicom continues to invest around the globe to ensure

proximity of mask production to end markets.

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Kolmi-Hopen is the European arm of the Medicom Group and France's leading

producer of surgical and respiratory masks. Medicom acquired the current

production facility in Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou near Angers in 2011 as part of

a strategic initiative to diversify mask production around the world.

At the beginning of the year, French President Emmanuel Macron visited the

Kolmi-Hopen plant and took the opportunity to confirm his willingness to

protect French industry and the independence of the personal protective

equipment supply chain. With 11 new lines and an optimized production schedule,

mask production at the two sites in Angers will have tripled in five months.

With the opening of a second mask and PPE production facility in Beaucouzé,

also near Angers, at the beginning of July, Medicom will have the capacity to

meet its commitments to its historical customers and to respond to requests

from various European governments.

Resuming supply to customers outside France

Initially, production at the new Medicom plant in Beaucouzé will be dedicated

to the company's historical customers, including those outside France who the

company was unable to serve while respecting the requisition ordered by the

French government. Following the lifting of trade barriers at the end of May,

Kolmi-Hopen can resume supplying customers in 26 European countries, as well as

in Canada and Hong Kong.

"We are proud of our partnership with the Government of France that worked with

us to increase efficiency, increase output and reduce the distribution time of

critical equipment for front line workers," said Kolmi-Hopen General Manager

Gérald Heuliez. "With that progress, along with the establishment of the new

manufacturing plant in July, we will be able to resume supply to other

customers and markets."

Continued global expansion

"One of our key strengths is our diversified manufacturing footprint across the

globe and our willingness to invest to set up local production such as recently

announced in Canada, Singapore and now with a second facility in France,"

stated Global Chief Operating Officer Guillaume Laverdure.

With three decades of scientific expertise, an extensive global network of raw

material suppliers and ten fully controlled manufacturing facilities, including

recently opened or announced facilities in Canada and Singapore, Medicom is

uniquely positioned to help meet the exponential demand for products like face

masks during worldwide health crises like the current coronavirus pandemic and beyond.

About Medicom

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, Kolmi and Hopen brands, as well as under the

recently acquired Hedy brand. Medicom operates under the Kolmi-Hopen company in

Angers, France, Medicom Asia in Hong Kong and KHM Engineering in Singapore.

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 www.Medicom.com.

For more information about Kolmi-Hopen, please visit Kolmi-Hopen

(https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2826373-1&h=1998806391&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.medicom-eu.com%2Fen&a=Kolmi-Hopen ).

Media Contact: Gayle Padvaiskas, Vice President, Marketing, AMD Medicom Inc.,

gpadvaiskas@medicom.ca

SOURCE: AMD Medicom Inc.