Priontex
Priontex is South Africa’s leading manufacturer of superior quality medical laminate, theatre textiles, clean room suits and procedure packs that are used locally and sub-Saharan Africa. Using innovative processes and a world-class service we offer our customers guaranteed quality products providing protection and comfort. The expansion was supported in 2006 through a joint venture with international partner, Micronclean Worldwide, which has over twenty years experience in providing specialised textile processing services.
Company details
Find locations served, office locations
- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About us
As a leading provider of performance medical textiles, Priontex manufactures a wide range of scrubs made from high quality, low linting, anti-static fabric.
To pursue better healthcare through better surgical solutions.
To provide bespoke surgical solutions to improve healthcare in Africa.
- We are Respectful
- We are Quality focused
To make a meaningful difference to surgical healthcare by providing solutions which
- Support better patient outcomes during surgery.
- Provide the healthcare professional with a quality, safe to use surgical pack
- Provide value added solutions which enable more patients to benefit from better healthcare
To provide surgical supplies solutions that
- Reduce surgical site infection risk
- Enable operational efficiencies
- Are cost effective
- Are environmentally responsible
Medical waste incineration is a major source for chlorinated dioxins, extremely toxic substances that may pose a large-scale, long-term public health risk by affecting reproduction, development, immune system function and carcinogenesis.
Source reduction entails the replacement of single-use items with reusable items where possible.
References
- Hospitals and plastics. Dioxin prevention and medical waste incinerators. Public Health Rep 1996 Jul-Aug; 111 (4): 299-313, Thornton J.
- Groups warn of dioxin treat in red-bag waste. OR Manager 1997 Jun; 13 (6): 25
- Sources of dioxin. Science 1994 Oct 21; 266 (5184): 349; discussion 350-2, Spiro TG, Thomas VM.
- Managing waste via source reduction. Am J Infect Control 2000 Aug; 28 (4): 324-5. Belkin NL.
- Adding up the advantages of reusable textiles. Am Laund Dig 1995 Sep 15; 60(9):30-2
- Reusables win the battle over disposables. Text Rent 1992 Mar; 75 (7): 58-9. Reich D.