Kolkata-based personal protective equipment (PPE) maker — Mallcom (India) plans to set up a large unit in Bengal to manufacture PPE kits. The company already has manufacturing units in Kolkata, Haridwar and Ahmedabad. These units manufacture both industrial safety gear such as gloves, helmet, suits, shoes as well as medical gear such as masks and disposable protective covers.

Mallcom India plans to set up a facility for protective gears at Ghatakpukur. The facility will be set with an investment of Rs 50 crore. The plant is expected to be commissioned by April 2022, says Ajay Kumar Mall, Managing Director, Mallcom (India). In 2020-21, the company posted consolidated revenue of Rs 320 crore with exports contributing around two-third of the business. It estimates to clock a business of Rs 500 crore over the next couple of years. Mall believes, the changes to the occupational health and safety standards in India will give an impetus to organized players in the domestic PPE market. Mallcom will benefit from this as it complies with the standards both in India and overseas, he adds.