Sumitomo expands Olyset Net output
Sumitomo Chemical has expanded annual production capacity of its permethrin insecticide-impregnated Olyset Net mosquito nets at a contract manufacturer in Vietnam. Capacity has been increased by 5.5 million to reach 17.5 million nets. Sumitomo plans to increase global annual capacity to 60 million nets by the middle of 2010, with 29 million nets in Tanzania, 19 million in Vietnam and 12 million in China.