The CEO of Lydall said on Friday that COVID-19 has been a wake-up call for governments around the world and leaders in the United States now recognize the need to produce personal protective equipment domestically to ensure the safety of health care workers and first responders.

By next May Lydall's Rochester plant on Chestnut Hill Road will be North America's largest producer of COVID-19 fighting filtration systems vital to the making of N95 and surgical masks.

A company that manufactures a critical piece of personal protective equipment is expanding production at its Rochester facility.

A manufacturing company in New Hampshire has the green light to expand, allowing them to produce billions of protective equipment for essential workers.

Lydall Performance Materials had masks on and shovels in hand Friday to participate in a celebratory groundbreaking ceremony, symbolizing the company’s expansion and $13.5 million contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense.

Lydall Performance Materials is set to break ground Friday after being awarded a $13.5 million contract with the Department of Defense to help increase production of N95 masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A company that produces material used in protective respirator masks is planning to ramp up production in New Hampshire during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Covid-19 pandemic has unraveled the global supply chain for medical masks as manufacturers like 3M Co. and Honeywell International Inc. work in record time to stoke production at home.