Business and Economy

ProChile Agency, through its Business Department in Paraguay, announced that Andean companies have been developing innovative fabrics for face masks using copper, known for its sanitizing properties. The products are in high demand for exports due to their capacity for preventing transmission of viruses, germs and bacteria. In addition, one of them opened a patent for printing styles in 3D.

After shining throughout the world's runways with her couture pieces, Chilean designer Luz Briceño decided to put that role aside and place her bets on a new one, this time related to the world of healthcare. That's how she set up The Copper Company, a brand focused on building smart and technical copper-featuring fabrics where the main goal is their healthcare utility, as copper is used for making bed linen, hospital clothes.

They produce from 15 thousand to 20 thousand face masks each week.