The company specializing in paint production has reconverted production and won the podium of the Open Innovative SMEs
by GIANPAOLO ANNESE
'Light' masks, more comfortable to wear and less polluting when thrown away. Thanks to this intuition, the company Nanoprom Chemicals of the Sassuolo entrepreneur Gianluca Falleti, specialized in the production of light paints for different sectors (from submarines, to the aeronautics, to the Formula 1), was awarded the fourth edition of the Open Innovative SMEs, the award that Bernoni Grant Thornthon (‘member firm’ di Grant Thornton International Ltd, network present in over 140 countries in the world) annually assigns to innovations from small and medium-sized Italian companies. For the 'Environmental Sustainability' category Nanoprom Chemicals has established itself, as the official motivation states, "For the design and manufacture of surgical masks with a much lower impact than traditional ones".
Falleti himself expresses pride in the recognition, founder and owner of the company.
“During the lockdown last spring, also our company, like so many others, he had to partially rethink his business - he explains - We decided, in its time, to invest in research on masks, to create productive independence and innovation. There have been many developments in recent months ".
The recognition received refers to single-ply surgical masks, "Which have an environmental impact 4 times less than traditional ones, as well as being lighter and ensuring greater comfort in breathing. In other words, 1 million of our masks impact like 4 millions of traditional ones, reducing pollution by 75% ". A reduction of material possible thanks to “the research we have carried out on materials, developing a CE certified mask in polyester and cellulose, instead of polypropylene ".
But the news from Nanoprom Chemicals does not end there. Still on the subject of masks, the company based in Sant’Antonio di Casalgrande has developed an 'antiviral stamp' that allows healthcare personnel (medici, nurses) to wear only FFP2 masks without an additional surgical mask.
"FFP2 are in fact defined" opportunistic masks ", because they don't let in viruses and bacteria but they let everything out. Hence the need, usually, to associate them with the surgical masks. The Nanoprom 'stamp', instead, being treated with a special antibacterial and antiviral paint already certified by the Mirandola Technopole, allows you to avoid having to use the surgical template, with the result of greater lightness for the wearer (0,5 grams against 3,5 grams) and an environmental impact 8 times less than traditional protection ".
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