PolyNovo is building a factory in Port Melbourne to produce hernia products utilising the NovoSorb technology. The product will be used for doing abdominal wall repairs with US market entry scheduled for June 2021. According to PolyNovo, the hernia market is worth some $2 billion and is growing at over 7% a year. PolyNovo's product will repair the hernia and then dissolve away, avoiding issues associated with permanent meshes.