3M N95 particulate filtering face mask are seen at a store in East Palo Alto, California, United ... [+] States on January 26, 2020. 3M will import 55.5 million N95 face masks per month, primarily from its manufacturing facilities in China, specifically for U.S. health workers, totalling 166.5 million masks over the next three months. The additional imports will supplement the 35 million N95 masks the company currently makes in the U.S, said 3M CEO Mike Roman, though not all of those will go to customers in the U.S. The deal comes after Trump invoked the Defense Production Act requiring 3M to prioritize mask orders from the federal government instead of foreign buyers. We’re very proud to be dealing now with 3M,” Trump said.

Source: Forbes April 06, 2020 23:48 UTC