The product is meant for the middle layer of the mask, the most important layer for filtering and protecting against pathogens.
“It is a premiere for Romania and Central and Eastern Europe, a major success of the team of specialists from the Petromidia refinery who managed to achieve a new vital assortment in almost three months to support the fight against COVID-19. Recently, with the support of domestic and international partners, we completed the testing and verification of the new material in accordance with all safety and quality standards and it will enter production in the next period,” said Saduokhas Meraliyev, operational director of KMG International Group, the majority shareholder of Rompetrol Rafinare.
The new product will be delivered in granules in bags of 25 kilograms. According to the standards in the field, the production of a surgical mask consumes approximately one gram of inner filter material – RMB30H, with a density of 30 grams/square meter.
The product was tested for the first time at the beginning of this month at one of the company’s partners in Romania and later externally, with positive results. More internal and external tests will follow in the next period with local partners such as Taparo Grup Maramures and Global Treat Galati.
“Romania thus becomes an important source of raw materials in Europe and the region for the production of sanitary materials. Together with the local partners we can produce sanitary materials in Romania and contribute to ensuring the necessary internal needs, and also establish a strategic reserve of medical equipment at national and European levels,” Meraliyev added.
Currently, Rompetrol Rafinare produces and provides all the necessary types of products for obtaining type FPP1 and FPP2 sanitary and surgical masks and medical accessories.
Rompetrol Rafinare is the only producer of polymers in Romania and provides for over half of the domestic consumption of petrochemical products.