MFA Mask – one of the largest supplier of masks in Europe -  invests in the production of medical masks in Nur-Sultan. The corresponding trilateral memorandum on the implementation of the project was signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Akimat of Nur-Sultan and MFA Mask during a meeting chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yeraly Tugzhanov.

The enterprise will be located in Nur-Sultan on the territory of the Special Economic Zone «Astana - the New City». The project with a total cost of about $ 9.3 million is planned to be implemented with the support of KAZAKH INVEST.

According to the document, Turkish businessmen intend to implement the project in two stages by 2024. In October 2021, it is planned to complete the implementation of the first stage.

At the first stage, it is planned to produce up to 3.5 million medical devices annually. Following the implementation of the second stage, it is planned to increase the volume to 10 million units. The enterprise will produce respirators of the FFP2 and FFP3 class, the production of gas masks and filters, as well as self-oxidizing masks for evacuation will be organized. The implementation of the project will create about 100 permanent jobs.

The company plans to install modern Turkish and German equipment. In addition, supplies of high quality certified raw materials from Turkey will be established. The manufactured products will be supplied to the Kazakhstan market and exported to Russia and the countries of Central Asia.