Most of the documents required to clear up the scandal are located in the Palmers premises, to which Lenzing has neither been given nor had access.
An FFP2 mask from Hygiene Austria.
In the affair of the mask manufacturer Hygiene Austria, there is now a bang from the co-owner Lenzing AG . “Last week, Lenzing tried to take over operational control of Hygiene Austria on the basis of the contractual agreement with Palmers. Since we did not have full access to important documents or reliable documentation, Lenzing feels that the operational management is in the interests of the customers of the Hygiene Austria to exercise and to implement the intended forensic work to process the processes comprehensively and in the required quality “, it says in an ad hoc announcement from Lenzig AG. “Most of the documents required for this are located in the Palmers premises, to which Lenzing has neither access nor access. Despite the most intensive use of resources by Lenzing, the urgently required rapid clarification with reliable results was just as impossible as the actual exercise of the Management. Lenzing therefore sees the current allegations being dealt with by the responsible authorities. Lenzing will support this to the best of its ability. “
Clarification required
And it goes on to say: ” With immediate effect, the nomination of DI Stephan Sielaff as managing director of Hygiene Austria will be withdrawn and Stephan Trubrich will be dismissed as managing director In the future, the management board of Lenzing AG will be exclusively responsible for Stephan Sielaff for all agendas concerning the participation in Hygiene Austria. Sielaff will coordinate all decisions with the supervisory board. “
According to Lenzing, the “Hygiene Austria” project was co-founded with the deep conviction that Austrian quality could make an important contribution to protecting the population in the largest pandemic of the last hundred years. The promise “Made in Austria” became evident not guaranteed throughout. A comprehensive and ruthless clarification is therefore essential. “
Lenzing AG holds 50.1 percent and Palmers Textil AG 49.9 percent of Hygiene Austria, which was founded in spring 2020 for mask production. The company based in Wiener Neudorf (Mödling district) had admitted that some of the masks marketed as “Made in Austria” were bought in China.
