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About 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.

Our Purpose

To pursue better healthcare through better surgical solutions.

Our purpose

To pursue better healthcare through better surgical solutions.

Company Structure

Priontex is an international joint venture between Priontex (Pty) Ltd (“Priontex”) (South African resident company) and Micronclean Worldwide B.V. (Netherlands).
 

Our Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice certificates are issued by Grant Thornton Verification Services (Pty) Ltd, which is a SANAS approved B-BBEE verification agency.

Malachite Medical

Malachite Medical, a division of Priontex, is a level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
(B-BBEE)

Priontex SA

Priontex SA is a level 2
B-BBEE contributor

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Malachite Medical, a division of Priontex, is a level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) 

Priontex SA, Gauteng is a level 2 BBBEE contributor 

The group subscribes to the SAMED code of Medical Device Code of Ethical Marketing and Business Practice 

Environment​

Environmental pollution has become a major concern for the future of life on our planet. Incineration of medical waste from hospitals contributes significantly to airborne pollution in our environment, an inconvenient truth!

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.

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  • 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.

Background & history

2001
Priontex was founded
Priontex was founded in 2001 as a joint venture with award winning technology partner BreatheTex Corporation (Pty) Ltd, to develop and provide the medical market in South Africa with high quality laminated and non-laminated coated fabrics which conform to the highest international (FDA and EN) standards and benchmark with the best in the world.
2001
2004
Medical textile rental
In 2004 the company extended its offering to provide a medical textile rental service for the surgical theatre environment in Cape Town.
2004
2006
Partnership with Micronclean
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. MWW offers a range of garments and fabrics to the pharmaceutical, biotechnological, electronic and food industries on five continents, as well as a complete controlled process of decontamination of such garments.
2006
2007
Priontex in Midrand, Johannesburg
The success of Priontex and its partners was supported by expanding the offering into Johannesburg. In 2007 a new state-of-the-art production facility was built by Priontex in Midrand to support the increasing healthcare and decontamination business.
2007
2012
Priontex acquired Malachite Medical
To compliment its reusable drape and gown offering, Priontex acquired Malachite Medical in 2012. Under its Prionguard brand, Malachite’s comprehensive portfolio of single use surgical drapes, gowns and medical trays is well established in the South African market.
2012
2017
Priontex acquired B & L Steripack
In August 2017 Priontex acquired B & L Steripack a Durban based healthcare company supplying a reusable garment and surgical gown portfolio and rental service. This move supports the Priontex vision to offer its reusable full outsource theatre linen rental service to a wider South African base of healthcare institutions.
2017