Klot Planet Global Ltd., an outfit which began mass production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Aba, Abia, has called for government support to sustain production.
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The Manager of the tailoring outfit, Mr Obinna Anoruo, made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Aba on Monday.
NAN reports that Klot Planet, a tailoring outfit in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia, veered into COVID-19 protective kits production to meet the needs of Nigerians and reduce the cost of the equipment.
Anoruo said the production costs of the kits and masks were high; hence, the desire for government intervention to reduce the cost.
He said that since demand for the masks by the populace could reduce after COVID-19 infections, government support would make the business sustainable.
“After COVID-19, we will like to sustain production of these materials but it is mostly hospitals that would continue to demand them.
“That is why we need to collaborate with government; we need support to produce and supply to hospitals that will continue to need the kits after coronavirus infections ceases,” he said.
Anoruo said that the outfit had been in operation since a decade, designing fashion.
He said that it went into production of PPE when it discovered that Nigerians needed supported in the face of scarcity of the materials for protection against coronavirus.
The manager said that the initiative to produce and sell through the state government, which would expand reach, was the idea of the Director of the outfit, Mr Uche Ogbonna.
Anoruo said that the outfit produced masks in a pack of 50 pieces to be sold for N7,500.
He said that it could produce up to 500, 000 pieces daily.
Anoruo said that the masks had a hydrophobic dense (water-resistant) layer and a filter layer.
He said that if government could control the cost of raw materials, the price would reduce.
He said that raw materials were being sourced locally, noting that the lockdown in Abia was affecting the sourcing and cost of the materials.