Novacel to add 50 Jobs
From the Sidney Daily News
TROY — With the increased demand for disposable masks, one Troy company is expanding its production line, adding 50 jobs during the global pandemic.
Photo by Mike Ullery | AIM Media Midwest Rep. Warren Davidson (R-8th District) toured the Novacel Inc. facility in the 400 block of Union Street on Wednesday afternoon. The company is locally known as the Troy Laminating and Coating and is part of the French parent company Chargeurs Company.
The company has added two new pieces of production equipment and is waiting on the final two pieces dedicated to manufacturing disposable masks also known as personal protection equipment or PPE for domestic use.
J.R. Turner, general manager of Novacel Inc., said with the current two production lines, the facility will churn out 2.5 million masks per month. Once the additional equipment is installed, Turner said, the rate will double to 5 million masks a month.
For the full article at the Sidney Daily News
Turner said, “We are creating up to 50 jobs in manufacturing here through the investment of our parent company, Chargeurs."
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