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Sumitomo Boosts Mosquito Net Output

by Jean-François Tremblay
July 27, 2009 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 87, Issue 30

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Credit: Sumitomo Chemical
Insecticide-treated nets can be put over beds or in doorways.
Credit: Sumitomo Chemical
Insecticide-treated nets can be put over beds or in doorways.

Vector Health International, a venture of Sumitomo Chemical and Tanzanian partner A to Z Textile Mills, will more than double its capacity for antimalaria mosquito nets to 16.6 million nets per year. Employment at the venture's facility, in Tanzania, will increase by 50% to 6,000 people. Sumitomo says its worldwide net capacity will reach 51 million. Based on Sumitomo technology, the nets contain an insecticide that remains active for at least five years.

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