Coronavirus Alerts
March 30, 2020 to Present
Intertek is Evaluating Efficacy of Masks After
Long Shelf Life
Intertek Provides Mask Labels
Fit Testing Clinics for School Teachers in N95
Masks in Grants Pass, Oregon
Eugene Fire Dept Requires Fit Tested N95 Masks
for the Unvaccinated
Consumer Reports Emphasizes the Importance of
Tight Fit
Australian City Bans Beards and Requires Tight
Fitting Masks
MAG HEPA-Grade Meltblown Targets Medical
Industry
Meltblown Nonwoven Sales to Double to $1.68
billion Due to Covid Facemask and Medical
Disposables Surge
Daikin Strategy Based on Fusion
MANN+HUMMEL Cabin Air Filter Achieves CN95
Efficiency
Worldwide COVID Deaths Surpass Five Million
Focus on Vaccines for Poorer Nations
Do “DIY Air Purifiers” Work Against COVID-19 In
Schools? Not Exactly, According To Air
Filtration Experts
Pace Analytical Now Can Detect Virus Variants in
Wastewater
Reusable Masks Needed
Filter Solutions
from Parker
FSU Purchases Over Seven Thousand Air Purifiers
USTA Wins Award for Use of Air Filters
ATI Introduces Automated Filter Tester With
Higher Flow Rates
AAF Netherlands HEPA Manufacturing Facility Now
Seven Years Old
Remploy has Been Testing Filters in Cumbria UK
for More Than Ten Years
High Efficiency Residential Air Filters Do Not
Significantly Increase Energy Consumption
SGS Expands Air Filter Testing Capability
INDA Forecasts Increasing Air Filter Market
Freudenberg Filtration Acquires Protect Plus Air
Holding
Park Group in India Assures High Quality HEPA
Products With Extensive Testing
ATI 100 X Has Been Extensively Used to Validate
N95 Masks
HEPA Filter Leak Testing was Incorporated in ISO
29463
Recognition Growing of the Importance of
Fitted Filter Efficiency (FFE)
School Mask
Mandates are Effective
CDC Mask Guidance is a
Start but Easy Fit Test Needed
Mask Efficiency
Important to Combat Wildfires and Air Pollution
Reducing
Hospitalizations from Wildfire Smoke
CATER Masks are Now Widely Recommended
Zen Graphene Mask Approved in Canada
Masks and Vaccination to Ride a Ski Lift in Austria
Mask Performance Now a
Criteria for Airlines
Opportunities
in Indoor Air Quality Monitoring, Purification
and Control
Belimo Expands Indoor Air Quality Product
Offerings
Polaron®
F10+ is a Real-Time Bioaerosol Sensor
Belimo Says Outside Air is Not Necessarily
the Best Solution and Recommends Zoned
Temperature Control
Unproven Air Purification Equipment Continues to
be Installed in Schools
Making Musical Performances Safer
in the Era of COVID-19
Mask Choices Evaluated in NBC Interviews
Aries Face Masks Meets ASTM
Filtration and Breathability Standards
CDC Listing of
Masks Which Meet ASTM Standards
New Virus Variant in South Africa
Philippines, Vietnam, Japan Battle Record Levels
Europe Sees Mixed Picture, Vaccination Stagnation
Researchers Detail C.1.2 Variant
US Intelligence Source Probe Findings
Honeywell Develops Filter Coating to
Kill COVID
Honeywell has UHMWPE Fiber Patent
Hydrophobic Air Filter Captures Virus in
Droplets
Australian Schools Need HEPA Filters to Deal
with the Wildfire/COVID Combination
Precision ADM Acquires Canadian Meltblown
Producer
Precision Textiles Expanding in North Carolina
Airlines Requiring High Efficiency Masks
Vaccine Protection
Wanes Within Six Months, U.K. Researchers Find
Oregon Imposing Mask Mandate in Populated
Outdoor Settings
Orange County Florida School District Requiring
Masks Despite State Edict
Honeywell Reports Banner 2nd
Quarter
COVID Deaths Surge in Africa
Need for Masks
Accelerates with COVID Rise
Thousands of
Students Already Quarantining
As Cases Spread, Crowding in Hospitals Has Been
on the Rise as Well
Boosters Will Not
End the Pandemic, Expert Says
Mask Mandate for Travelers Extended to January
18
HVAC Contractors Believe That Some Recent Trends
Will Be Permanent
Rensa Filtration Buys Custom Filter
99% Efficient Tight Sealing Breathable Mask
Developed From MIT Spin Off
Time to Mask Up Again
U.S. Retains Lead for COVID Cases
and Deaths
CDC Warns Against Travel to France, Thailand and
Several Other Countries
More Than Seven Million COVID Cases in Africa
Thailand COVID Cases Surging
The Dixie Fire Became the Largest Fire in
California History
Correct Size Air Filter is
Important
Wildfires Result in Toxic Indoor Air
Many Jurisdictions Now Require Vaccines and or
Masks
to Enter
Local Mask Mandates are
Popping Back Up Across Texas
Louisiana Requires Masks Indoors
Masks Required at Two Indiana Universities
People in India are not Making Proper Use of
Masks
Crisis in Southern Florida Hospitals
Good Masks Reduce Risk by Up to 96%
Virginia Schools to Spend $240 Million More for
HVAC
Better Air Quality: A Back-To-School Imperative
Why be Concerned About Indoor Air Quality?
Soaring Market for High Efficiency Air Filters
Hollingsworth & Vose Raising Media Prices
University of Waterloo (Ontario) Upgrades to
MERV 13
Mitsubishi Electric, India Combines Efficient
Air Filtration and Cooling
Camfil Air Purifiers are Effective in Poorly
Ventilated Rooms
Camfil Australia Consolidates Acquired
Businesses, Airepure and FilterTech
Glatfelter is
Acquiring Jacob Holm
Delta Variant
will Result in Lots of High Efficiency
Masks
Daikin
Announces Strategic Management Plan "FUSION 25"
The Merits of Indoor Mask Wearing
Better Mask High Filtration System
Combines Safety and Comfort
Armbrust American Compares Mask Efficiency
Mask Mandates are Likely for Many Areas
Western Wildfire Smoke Creating
Serious Air Problems in Philadelphia
Manitoba Relying on Upgraded HVAC to Keep
Children Safe
Better Home Ventilation Now is a Goal of Many
Residents
Masks Still Required on London Transit
Masks Recommended at Disney World
COVID Cases Soar in Springfield MO
German Retailers Support Mask Wearing in Their Stores
Views About Mask Attractiveness Have Changed
Fully Vaccinated People Encouraged to Wear Masks
Indoors Due Delta Variant
Kansas School Children will not be Required to
Wear Masks
NYC Installing More Than 100,000 Air Purifiers
Germany to Start Classes With Not Enough Air Filters
COVID Death Toll Exceeds Four Million
Variant Deadly for Unvaccinated Americans
When Should You Wear Masks?
Museums Set the Standard for Good Air Quality
Mainetti will
Supply HK 96 Nanofiber Masks to Hong Kong
Delegation to the Olympics
Mask with 300 nm Nanofibers Captures 99.9% of
the Coronavirus
California Farm Workers to get N95 masks for
Wildfire Season
King Country Oregon Recommending Filters and
Masks for Wildfire Season
Sanders Filters Claimed to Obtain MERV 16 Efficiency with Low Resistance
WHO Says Masks Necessary Due to Delta Variant
Variant is Causing COVID Surges in Countries
With High Vaccination Rates
Delta Plus is a New Variant with Uncertain
Impact
What the Delta Variant Could Mean for Covid-19
in the United States
Is the Delta Plus Variant More Infectious,
Deadly or Vaccine-Resistant?
Delta Plus Variant in Eleven Countries
U.S. Mask Production Declines Precipitously
Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship Sets Sail With
Hospital Quality Ventilation
Pall Helping Hospitality Industry Reopen With
Safe Water
3M Taking Steps to End This Pandemic and Prevent
Another One
3M Taking Action Against Counterfeiters
Unifrax Acquiring Lydall
Lydall Revenues Up 13% in First Quarter
India Facing Third Wave Due to New Variant
India Vaccination Program Slowing
Missouri Hit With Highly Contagious Variant
Milwaukee Transit System to Use Aeris Guard
Vaccinated Hawaiian Developed a Mild Case with
Delta Variant
India Underestimated the New Variant
U.S. COVID Death Toll Exceeds 600,000
Nanofiber Mask Media Shows 99.9% Efficiency on Virus
Aegle Launches N95 Mask Production with
Authentication and Traceability
Washington DC Spends $24 Million Upgrading School
Ventilation Systems
Daikin Introduces New Air Purifier
Two Passengers on a
Mediterranean Cruise Ship Tested Positive
for Covid-19.
Royal Caribbean Also has Two Positive Cases
Employers Need to Upgrade Ventilation Systems
for Returning Office Workers
India COVID Death Total Soars to Possibly 1.8
Million
Florida Group Donating Masks to India
Masks are What is Needed Now in India
Santa Barbara Residents Encouraged to Plan for
Poor Air Quality Caused by Wildfire Smoke
Masks will Continue to be Used for Pollen
Controversy on Ionizers Continues
History of
Ionizer Law Suits and Bankruptcies
Contractors Need More Guidance on Selecting
Indoor Air Treatment Devices
Honeywell Shows Value of Room Purifiers for
Hotels
Indiana Approves UV Light Purification For
School Buses
School Buses are Fifteen Times More Crowded Than
a School Room
Two Hundred Kids Hospitalized with COVID in
First Quarter
Masks will be Used for Multiple Purposes Post
COVID
Spain Likely to Ease Outdoor Mask Rule
Simple Naming System for COVID Variants
Mask Policies
Differ Across
U.S.
KNH Introduced HEPA Grade Meltblown
Ahlstrom-Munksjo
has Media Specifically for Electric Vehicles
Neenah has New HVAC Filter Media
Air Filters and Masks will be Needed in the
Wildfire Season
Ohio
COVID-19 Indoor Air Quality Assistance Program
will Pay for Some Air Filter Upgrades
Camfil Video Analyzes Upgrade Options
Smith System Launches New, Mobile Air Purifying
Unit for Learning Spaces with CRI Filter
Ionization Device ‘Preys on People’
Open Letter to Address the Use of Electronic Air
Cleaning Equipment in Buildings
Nanofiber Media
Shows 99.9 % Virus Capture Efficiency
Virus Found on HEPA Filters in Schools in California
Indian Government Issues Double
Masking Guidelines
American University Professor Says Good School Ventilation is a
Long-Term Benefit
Transformational Period for Indoor Air Quality
Fauci Says
Public is Misinterpreting CDC Mask Guidelines
Honor System for Unvaccinated Mask Wear is
Concerning
CDC Mishandled
Announcement of New Mask Guidelines
Twenty-five
Percent of the Population will not be Vaccinated
World will Not Be Safe Until COVID Vanquished
Everywhere
Masks will be Used in the Flu Season Going
Forward
Masks will Continue to be a Big Revenue Producer
Indian HVAC Air Filter Demands are Huge
HVAC Air Filter Market has Lots of Important
Niches|
Bangladesh Covid Case Count Rises to Just Under
800,000
How Much Air Filter Does a Home Really Need?
Future Mask Use Depends on Lots of Variables
Celebrities Infected After Full Vaccinations
Statistics Show Only 6000 COVID Cases Among
Vaccinated People With Seven Percent
Hospitalized and One Death
Steris has a Range of Pharmaceutical Facemasks
Using Meltblowns
UK Cases of the Variant First Identified in
India More Than Double in a Week
Fully Vaccinated People Do Not Need Masks In
Many Situations
CDC Guidance On Masks "Went From One Extreme To
Another,"
Asian Countries in Danger of Suffering the Fate
of India
160 Million Cases of COVID in the World and 3.3
Million Deaths
Mexican COVID Death Toll Over 600,000
Growing Support to Provide Vaccines and Support
for Latin American Countries
Herd Immunity is Not Likely
Dastex Outlines Cleanroom
Mask Priorities
VAI Offers Variety of Mask
Efficiencies for Cleanrooms
Hourglass International has
Masks for Class 100 Cleanrooms
Kaiser Health News Raises Questions About Plasma
Air Purifiers
IQ Air Provides Recommendations for a Partially
Vaccinated Population
In Japan Virus Surges and Threatens the Olympics
CRI Guardiair HEPA can be Mobile or Stationary
Thailand in Lockdown After COVID Surge
Kauai in Modified Lockdown Due to Virus
Experts Say Hi-Fi Masks are a Quick Fix for
India
Electrostatically Charged Nanofiber Media has
N98 Efficiency and Low Pressure Drop
School Outbreak Tied to Faulty HVAC System in
Pennsylvania
K-12 Schools Still have a Long Way to Go to
Improve HVAC
Oregon Indefinite Mask
Requirement is Subject of Debate
Poorly Fitting N95 Mask No Better
than a Cloth Mask
Consumers
Reports
Advising People to Wear Efficient Tight Fitting
Masks
When will
Vaccinations Make It Safe Not to Wear Masks?
Concern About Mutations and a New
Virus Wave
Various Agencies Require Unvaccinated People
Wear Masks
Americans Will Continue Wearing Masks Post COVID
WFI Mask Webinar Dealt with Key Issues
More Rapid Air Changes Spread the Virus
U.S. Needs to Provide Aid to India
ASHRAE Provides Guidance for Protecting Voters
Chinese Researchers Create Charged Nanofiber
Media with Silver for Anti-Microbial
Function
Filti Supplies MERV 16 Air Filters Using Nanofiber Technology
Gyms Need Better Air Filtration Generally
Large French Retailer Installs Camfil HEPA
Filters
COVID Worries Are
Not All Rational
Mask Market will be Determined by Life Quality
Perceptions
Spunmelt Capacity Increasing Rapidly
Value of Mask
Fitters is Now Being Understood by CDC
Nanofiber Media Segmented into 300 nm with Wide
Distribution Versus <100 nm with Narrow
Distribution
Research Consortium has a Counterfeit Mask Alert
Guide
Facemask Market and Technologies Webinar on
Tuesday
McIlvaine Face Mask Market Presentation
India is in a Crisis and Needs Tight Fitting
Efficient Masks
AWA Paper Uses a Nanofiber Web for High
Efficiency
University’s ESH Team Deploys Portable Detector
on Campus to Protect Students, Faculty and Staff
from Virus Exposure
Bi Polar Ionization has Boosters and Detractors
Illinois School will Install Biopolar Ionization
Units
Robert Redfield Joining Big Ass Fans
Aries Offers ASTM Level 2 Face Mask
Schenectady Restaurant Utilizes HEPA Filter
Technology
Ionizers on the Table at Chicago Restaurant
NXTNano, LLC Installing Three Additional
HYPR-Spun Nanofiber Production Lines
Four Hundred Million Infected People in India
and One Billion At Risk
New Variants in India Could be Trouble
Centrifugal Multispinning Could Be 300 Times
Faster Than Electrospinning
Nanofibers for Fit, Function, and Sustainability
Pursued at Cornell
Biota Launches COVID-19 Diagnostic in Wastewater
A First-Of-Its-Kind Antimicrobial Stainless
Steel
Copper Foam as a Highly Efficient, Durable
Filter for Reusable Masks and Air Cleaners
3M HVAC Filters have Viral Removal Efficiencies
from 60% to 90%
Lydall Increases Filter Media Prices
HEPA Room Purifiers in Every Classroom at a Cost
of $1 billion
KYMIRA has Two Nanofiber Layers to Maximize Mask
Efficiency
Filterbuy Opening Air Filter Plant in
Pennsylvania
Researchers Find Wearing Face Masks May Reduce
Cancer Risks Associated with Airborne
Carcinogens
Europe is Battling a New COVID Surge
200 Air Purification Units Installed in 29 JTA
Properties
Artoflix N95
Mask Approved
by Health Canada
Nanofiber Group Offers Licenses and Equipment
for Mask, Filtration and Wipes Manufacturing
Employers Can Require High Efficiency Masks Even
if OSHA Does Not
Oregon OSHA Wants to Extend Mask Regulation
Revolution Fibre Testing Nanofibers for Media
Better than N95
Big Increase in Meltblown Production
Deborah Birx Joins ActivePure.
Los Angeles Music Center Receives UL Healthy
Building Verification
METRA Buys MERV 13 Air Filters for 700 Railcars
Johnson Controls Introduces Portable HEPA
Actress Uses Clear Umbrella with Fan and HEPA
OSHA Mask Standards Still Not Issued
Universities Need to Consider the Longer Term
Safety Practices
Ecolab Provides Seal of Approval for Safety at
Six Supermarket Chains
Open Salad Bars and Infection Prevention
Many Supermarkets are Suspending Salad Bar Sales
Due to COVID Fears
3M Offers Certified Cleanliness Program
UK Strain More Infectious and Deadly
65,000 Fake N95 Masks Seized by Customs
Properly Ventilated Outdoor Structures for Safe
Dining
Ahlstrom –
Munksjö Partners with Virgis for HEPA Filters
Bondex Adds Needlepunch Line in SC
Mondi Starts Up New Meltblown Line in Germany
HomTex Receives FDA Approval for Level 1
Surgical Masks
Shawmut and Fallon Launch Protex N95 Masks
Hudson Valley Mask Producing Double Filter Masks
How Large will the Mask Market be
in 2022 and Beyond?
OSHA Mask Standard has been
Delayed
OSHA has the Power to Set
and Enforce Mask Standards
OSHA Could
Require Masks to Meet the
ASTM Standard
Mask
Manufacturers Cite Present Production of One
Billion High Efficiency Masks per Month
Italy Institutes Lockdown with
Other EU Countries Also Pulling Back
Three EU Countries Suspend
AstraZeneca Vaccine Use
Halo Life Mask Meets ASTM
Standard
Three-Layered Masks Most Effective Against Large
Respiratory Droplets
Large Droplets Do Split and Penetrate
Inefficient Masks
School District of Lancaster PA will Buy 1300
IsokClean HEPA Filters.
West Virginia K-12 Schools Will Receive $800
Million Under Stimulus Pack
London School Children Will Wear Masks
Air Purification Should a be Part of an
Effective School Hygiene Strategy
Students Likely to Experience Flu and Cold
Outbreaks
Mask May Become Standard in the Future
Pueblo Colorado Contracts with Willdan for $76 Million Upgrade
U.S. Herd Immunity Sometime This Summer
Skanska Installs
MERV 13 Filters and Ionizers
McCarthy Holdings also Installs MERV 13 Filters
Unions Can Raise the Bar
Above Minimum Standards
Lydall CEO Predicts Strong Mask and Filter
Demand Through 2022
Will HHS 25 Million Mask Purchase be Similar to
500 Million N95 Respirator Purchase
Last Year?
Dony Setting Up Supply Chains for Public Masks
in the U.S. and Europe
SinglePoint Completes Acquisition of Box PureAir
$130 Billion for Schools in New Plan Includes $6
Billion for Masks
PathO3Gen Foot Sanitizer Protects Cleanrooms,
Assisted Living Facilities, and Hospitals
Sequentially Cleaner Space Progression
Suppliers of HHS Mask Purchases for Community
Health Centers Not Yet Revealed
COVID Can Survive
on Fabric for 72 Hours
CDC Study Shows Double Mask With Tight Fit can be 95%
Effective
High School In York PA Starts on $100 Million
Upgrade
New York Office Buildings will Incorporate Healthier Designs in the Future
Lear has Produced Four
Million Face Masks
FPInnovations Creates a Biodegradable Mask
Autefa Solutions has a New Automated Face Mask
Line
Mitsui Chemical
Sells Tianjin Subsidiary to Foshan Nanhai
Berry Providing Face Mask Media on Multiple
Continents
Mitsui Expanding Meltblown Capacity for Masks
Kuraray will Switch Filter Line to Face Masks
Sinopec is a Major Meltblown Supplier
Daddybaby will Focus on High Quality Masks to
Meet July 2020 Standards
Piana Offers Antiviral Treated Fibers
Mann + Hummel Expands in the U.S. with Purchase
of Pamlico Air
Texas Medical will Manufacture Masks for My
Protect Kit LLC
It will Take More Than Four
Years for the World to Reach Herd Immunity
Wildfires and
Pandemics will Continue to Coexist
Webinar with
Coronavirus Taskforce Today Questions Texas Mask
Decision
Ventilation and Filters Key to School Safety
$400 Billion Holistic Clean Air
Market
Major Changes in the Mask Market
Room Air Purifiers Not Open
Windows as Philadelphia Schools Reopen
Hotels Need to Consider Room Air
Purifiers and Improved HVAC
Readers Digest Analyzes Room Air
Purifiers
School Buses Need to Upgrade to
MERV 13 Filters
Ohio Opens Indoor Venues Based on
MERV 13 Filters
Rochester NY Opening Schools with
MERV 13 Filters in Place
Texas and Mississippi Lift Mask
Mandate and Allow 100 % Capacity at Facilities
HEPA Room Air Purifiers are Needed at Many
Schools
Protection, Appeal, and Cost are the Three
Criteria for Mask Purchases
Rolling Stone
Rates Reusable Masks
RGF System Neutralizes COVID-19
Hach and LuminUltra Partner to Deliver First Rapid Test
for SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater
Efficient Masks Can be 90% Effective
AAFA Asking President to Extend Face Mask
Tariff Exclusion
ASTM vs Community Masks
Microsoft Daily Pass Provides Elements of the
Safe Bubble
AJ Manufacturing has Customizable Ceiling
Solutions with HEPA Filters
Neal, Pascrell Praise Decision to Deliver Masks
to Communities Hit Hard by the Pandemic
Consumer Reports
is Up to Speed on ASTM Mask Standards
The Main Stream Media Needs to be Educated About
Mask Efficiency
Are New ET Online Mask Ratings Completely
Obsolesced by the New ASTM Standards?
Over 25 Million
Masks will be Distributed to Underserved
Communities
Singapore Residents Receiving Free Masks
Follow the Taiwan Example and Supply Free
Effective Masks to Everyone at Princeton
Local Groups
Providing Masks for the Vulnerable
OSHA Should Set Air Standards in Work Places
Americans will Still be Wearing Masks in 2022
Need to Focus on Length of Mask Use
GW University
Creating HVAC Systems Which Minimize Horizontal
Air Flow
Renfro Estimates
the Sock Market at $50 Billion or Less Than 25%
of the Mask Market
Hanes Surgical Mask Receives FDA Authorization
Highly Efficient Masks Greatly Increase
In-Flight Safety.
Ahlstrom- Munksjö's Cellulose Based Media Used as Coverstock for Civil Face Masks
Magnum Health and Safety Produces 1.5 Million
Masks per Day for India and Export
Venus Safety and
Health is an Indian Manufacturer Focusing on
Respirators for Industrial Hygiene
Paladino Provides Consulting Relative to Well
Health Ratings
What Works and
What Doesn’t for Ventilation, Masks, Monitoring,
etc.
New Buildings
Incorporating MERV 13 Filters and Separate HVAC
and Monitoring on Each Floor
NYC Movie Theaters
will Open at 25% Capacity
Novel Metric can be Used to Make Complex Mask
Decisions
Premier Urges Congress to Provide Tax Incentives
for U.S. PPE
NTU Opposes
the US. Made Act
Supply Chain Security, Customer Service and
Quality are Reasons to Buy From Premium PPE
Ten Million Fake Masks Seized by Federal Agents in Last Few
Weeks
AAFA Members Have a Big Decision to
Make
GS Medical Produces Masks in North Carolina
Tight Fit More Important Than a Second Mask to
Prevent COVID-19 Spread
Mask Decisions will be Shaped by in a Multi-Step
Process
Mask Use to Continue After the Pandemic
Expanding the Amount of Filter Area with
Origami Designs
ICS will have an ASTM F3502 / Seal Mark
Premium PPE Makes 30 Million Masks per
Month
MHI Applying Chemicals and UV Light for Virus
Inactivation
B&V Rolls Out Module for Virus
Vaccinations and Testing
Air Quality Engineering Supplies Portable HEPA Filter Units and Overhead HEPAs for Work Stations
Concentrated Contamination Capture is the Route to Cost
Effectiveness
ICS is Active in Europe as Well as the U.S. with
Certification Services
JABIL Delivering Three Ply Surgical Masks from
Memphis Facility
American Surgical Mask Producing Up to 150,000
Surgical Masks per Day
Lanaco is and is Not Sheepish About Their Filters
Extraction Arm from Nederman is a Great CCC
Example
Freudenberg
has the Products to Create Safe Bubbles.
Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Less Effective
Against South African
Variant
Education Week Weighs in on School
Ventilation
Markets for Air Filters, Controls and Masks
Changing Rapidly
Experts Call on Biden and OSHA to Require Masks
With the New Level 2 80% Efficiency Rating and
for a CDC Consumer Mandate as Well
New ASTM Standards to be Discussed on March 2
INDA Webinar
Freudenberg Receives FDA Clearance for Surgical
Masks
Lydall Urges Consumers to Buy ASTM-Certified and
Buy American-Made
Handanhy Supplies Melt Blown Media and Masks
Worldwide
Mann + Hummel Room Air
Purifier Provides Effective Protection From
Viruses in Classrooms
Capture Virus and Dust at the Source - Brake
Filter Example
It will Take Years to Vanquish COVID-19
Mask Strategy with the Most
Advantages for the U.S.
Tighter Fitting Surgical Mask,
Brace, N95 or CATER
ASTM Mask Standard has Now Been Published
Fit, Comfort, and
Attractiveness Need to be Evaluated
Qualitatively
The Pandemic Could Last Seven Years
According to Bloomberg
Chicago Opens Restaurants at 40%
Occupancy
What is the Long Range Impact on the Restaurant
Industry?
Mask and Media Suppliers Need an
Assured Third World Market
3M Producing
Six Million Masks per Day
Honeywell can Produce 2.7 Million N95 Masks per Day
Berry has Expanded Its Meltblown Production
Around the World
Ahlstrom Supplies Media and Components For Masks
Medline Expanding Procedure Mask Production to 1
Million/Day
Lydall will have the Largest Meltblown
Filtration Media Facility in the U.S.
Four Cases of
COVID in Oregon Involve People Who
Received the Vaccine
Mask Interior
Humidity can be Important but it is a Function
of Fit
Immunity May Last Less Than a Year After
Infection or Vaccination
Gerson Makes Meltblown Media for its Masks and
Filters
Milken Mask is Reusable and Eliminates Mask Surface Transmission
ALG Health Opening a Second Mask Facility
Administration to Lean on Medical Supply
Companies to Include Masks from Small
Manufacturers
ASTM Standards are a Good Starting Point
Toward More Effective Masks
President Biden Stresses Mask Use Until 2022
People have to be Viewed As Pollution Sources to
be Controlled by a Central System
Bureau Veritas can Provide Safe Bubble Validation
CDC Releases Its School Guidance
Philadelphia Restaurants Open at 50% Capacity
with MERV 11 Filters or Better
Double Masking or Knotted Surgical Masks Reduce
Exposure 95%
Bona Fide Mask Expanding U.S. KN95
Distribution
German Chancellor Says, “We Have Lost Control
of This Thing.”
Armbrust American Expanding
Filter Inserts and Pediatric Masks
Ford Developing Clear Respirator
Poor
Infrastructure
Causes
N95
Stockpiling
Kenosha, Wisconsin Schools Upgrade to MERV 13
Brondell Air Purifier Captures and Inactivates
the Virus
Nailor Supplying Room Air Purifiers to HCSD in
New York
Mask Policies Need
to be Revised
NXTNano Can Contribute Nanofiber Advantages
Armbrust American is Ready to Step Up with Substantial
Production Increases
TMS Can Increase Production by 16 Million per
Month
Shortage of N95 Masks for Medical Workers Still Exists
ASTM Standard for
Respiratory Fit will Encourage Better Designs
NIOSH September Observations on EHMPRs
SPG Tests Show
That Flat Fold N95s Provided Better Seal Than
Cup Shaped
Eight Million
Deaths Caused by Polluted Air Each Year
Capability to Provide Efficient Masks to all
Americans
The Opportunity is Huge and Many Lives will be
Saved
Request from Eric Couch for Submittal to OSHA
Capabilities of U.S. Mask Makers to Expand
Production
HVAC
Buro Happold
has a People-Centric
Approach to
Building Solutions
Congressmen Urge Biden to Provide N95 Masks for
Everyone
Reinfection is Increasingly Documented
Face Masks and HVAC have to be Considered
as Part of a Total Solution
UK Schools Need New Ventilation Guidelines for
Schools
Vermont HVAC Contractors Did Well in 2020
Denver Schools
Adding Room Air Purifiers
Breaking News in the Mask Webinar Today
Administration Considering Plan to Send Masks
Directly to American Households
Observed Face Mask Use at Six Universities —
United States, September–November 2020
Masks Are Needed After Vaccination
Safe Dining Program in Michigan
African COVID Cases Surge
Philadelphia Trying to Solve HVAC Challenge With
Fans
West Virginia County to Buy More Bipolar
Ionizers
CDC Position on Bipolar Ionization is That it is Emerging Rather Than Proven
Three Step Mask Program Tomorrow will Show that
Masks are the Best Weapon to Combat COVID
Mask Efficiency will be as Important as Vaccine
Efficacy
Masks can be Made Available More Quickly Than
Vaccines
Important Findings on Mask use by PatientKnowhow
Two Percent Gap Can Cause Fifty Percent of the
Air to Circumvent the Media
Comfort Clip Designed to Provide Optimal Mask
Fit
Three Step Mask Strategy
Webinar Friday Feb 5 at 10:AM CST will Address a
Market Five Times Larger than the Present One
The U.S. Tight Fitting Mask Market is Five Times Higher Than the Present One
TAIJI Medical Supplies Single-Use Face Masks
Designed to be Protective and Comfortable
Behind the KandyMask Micro Filter System
Mask Shortages Continue for Medical Workers
Step Three in the Three Step Mask Strategy Webinar Friday,
Feb 5 at 10:AM CST
Should the Mask Program
be Pursued Separately or as Part of Safe
Bubbles?
Everyone Should Wear Efficient Tight Fitting
Masks According to Allen and Others
HCA Healthcare and A Plus Partner to Manufacture
Masks in the U.S.
China Continues to be Major Supplier of Masks To the U.S.
Combining SARS Testing with Droplet Analysis
PM Levels are Four Times Higher Than Guidelines in the Largest Cities
Sacramento Decision to Spend $ 6 Million for UV
in Schools is Challenged
McDonalds Installs UV in Multiple Locations
Step Two in the Three Step Mask Strategy Webinar Friday
Feb 5 at 10:AM CST
ISO is Also a Potential Resource in the Safe
Bubble Certification
SGS Galson Teams with SafeTraces to Supplement
PM with Aerosol Monitoring and Analysis
Certifying Relative Risk Reduction for a Safe
Bubble
Underwriters Laboratory Provides Mask Testing in
100 Countries
CDC Now Requires Masks on All Forms of Public
Transportation
Wyndham Grand Manana is SGS Certified
Clean & SAFE Protocol is a Certification Program
by SGS and HRS
Eurofins Tests and Certifies EU Community Masks
with Results Published on the Mask Package
Utah Governor Urges Upgrading Masks
Three Step Mask Strategy
Webinar Friday Feb 5 at 10:AM CST
RDI Medical has High Speed Mask Making Machinery
China Reports
COVID Outbreak At Chicken Processing Plant
Three
Step Mask Strategy Webinar Friday Feb 5 at 10:AM
CST
CBS News Also
Now Reporting Need for More Efficient Masks
Washington Post Says the Mask Message is
Confused
MERV 13 is the New Minimum Normal
Clean Air Curtain with HEPA Filter for Focused
Air Cleanliness
Virus Contacts:
Agencies and Organizations
A Three-Step Strategy to Support
the New U.S. Mask Mandate
Let’s Organize a Webinar Around This Three Step Mask
Strategy
World Economy Could be Slowed by Lack of
Vaccines in Emerging Countries
Expert Cites Challenges in Vaccinating Poorer
Countries
Jiangsu Blue Sky is Supplying Three Layer FFP
2 Masks
Nanofiber Swabs are Better for Measuring COVID
CNN Perspective
on the New ASTM Standards
HVAC, Fan Filter Units, Air Purifiers and Safe
Bubbles
Benefits of Latest ASHRAE Recommendations
Explained by enVerid
Philadelphia Reopens Restaurants but has a
Self-Certification Process to Expand to 50% from
25%
Michigan Allows Indoor Dining with Certification
Process
Chicago Now Allows Indoor Dining
More High Efficiency Masks
Huge High Efficiency Mask Market
Mask Webinar Contained Lots of Discussion but
not Much Disagreement
A Few Large Suppliers Can Stop COVID Quickly
Air Monitoring, Mask Quality Control, and Air
Filtration are the Major “Pull”
Tools
Essential Braces for Senior Citizens Now with Voucher
Program
Respo Mask has N99 Filter
More European Countries Mandating FFP 2 Masks
Experts Tell CNN that Four Weeks With Everyone in N95
Masks Would End the Pandemic
South Korean KF94
Masks are Close to N95 in Performance
Sticker on the
Mask Would Detect The Presence of COVID
N95 Masks are Available
Why Haven’t Masks Always Been an Air Pollution
Control Tool?
Five Step Approach Needed to Insure Tight
Fitting and Efficient Masks for Everyone
Honeywell Delivered 225 Million Face Masks in December
Too Polymer Supplies Melt Blown Fabrics
Double Masking is Recommended as a Major Step
Forward but Dances Around the Problem
Evaluation of Popular Masks
Mask Webinar Contained Lots of Discussion but
not Much Disagreement
More Efficient and Comfortable Masks Needed for Everyone says Brigham and Women’s MD
Biden Mask Mandate Expands Beyond Federal Property to Public Transportation
France Advises Against Wearing Cloth Masks
McIlvaine Provides
Guidance for Mask, Media, and Service Companies
Lemu Group has New Mask Making Machine Design
Australia Distributed Defective Masks
Webinar Agenda for Tomorrow
Speed is the Basis for the Webinar Tomorrow
A Push-Pull Program will Provide the Speed and
Efficacy
Validation of Fitted Mask Efficiency Still will
be Needed
Five Step Approach Needed
Eurofins has a Tested Quality Seal for Community
Masks
ATI Supplies Both Mask PFE and Resistance
Testers
Ambrust American Expands Meltblown Capacity
Join Us on Thursday to Debate the Mask Issues
Media Supply will be Substantial According to
Dave Rousse
Mobile Device to Insure Selection of the Mask
with the Right Fit
Leveraging ASTM Label Initiative for Efficient
Public Masks
Breathing Resistance, Filtration Efficiency and
Media Area
FFP 2 Masks Now Required in Retail Stores and
Public Transport in Austria and Germany
FFP 2 is Close to N95 in Performance
NC State Working on Reliable Ways to Test Mask
Effectiveness
Everyone in Singapore Wears Efficient Masks Why
Not in the U.S. and ROW?
Mask Webinar on Thursday will be Part of a
Decision Guide for Immediate Action on Effective
Masks
Mask Regulation Challenge Similar to That for
Automobile
Safety
but in Weeks not Decades
Media Supply Capabilities
Sufficient Essential Braces can be Supplied to
Meet Needs
Jabil is Capable of Producing Large Numbers of
Masks
Quick Fit Testing Methods are Needed- How About
Thermal Imaging?
Some Thermal Imagers Already Recognize Face
Masks
How About the Temperature Scanners Presently
Being Used
Thermal Imaging of Mask Leakage During
Pressure-Controlled Ventilation (BIPAP Therapy)
Measurement of Facial Temperatures is Another
Approach
Evaluation of Popular Masks
Biden Mask Mandate Debate Next Thursday - Join
the Discussion
Biden Mask Mandate can Save Lives but Mask
Efficiency is the Dominant Factor
Biden Unveils Coronavirus Plan Including $30
billion for PPE and $130 billion for Schools
Double Masking Better Than One Loose Fitting
Mask
Public Version of Powered Respirator Now
Available
Razer Develops a Cyberpunk Aesthetic with Smart Mask
Concept
Space Mask has Nice Features but What About
Efficiency?
Cargill has reopened its Canadian Beef
Processing Plant
Children are a Major Source of COVID
Transmission
Coronavirus Likely to be Around Forever
South African Strain Could Pose a Threat to
Antibody Treatments
World Death Rate Accelerating
Two More Days to Submit a Proposal on
Masks to BARDA
Building Owners Advised to Upgrade to MERV 13
Filters
HEPA Filters and UV Lights in the Miami Dolphins
Locker Room
Daikin Forecasted 2020 Results Down from Previous Year
Extending the Life
of Surgical and N95 Masks
Anti-microbials
can Eliminate Cleaning and Damage to Masks
Nexera Guardian FFP 2 Mask Lasts Fourteen Days and Costs
$10 Dollars
The Pandemic Could be Over in Weeks with High
Efficiency Masks
Eliminate COVID Now with Tight Fitting,
Efficient Masks
Details on Mask Options are Available from Fix
the Mask
Essential Mask Brace is Effective and
Inexpensive
University of Iowa Researchers Find That a DIY
Mask Brace is Very Effective
Cambridge
Researchers Call for Immediate Adoption
of Efficient Face Masks
High-Filtration (Hi-Fi) Masks Identified by
Patient Knowhow
Off-the-shelf Hi-Fi Masks Listed by Fit the Mask
Strait Times of Singapore Reports that 129
Billion Masks are Discarded Each Month
Combining the Essential Brace with Acteev Anti-microbials
Blended Huemanity Selling Masks with Acteev
$2 Billion Plan to Reopen Schools in California
Small Room Air Purifiers are Important
for the Safe Bubble Initiative
AHAM has Directory of Air Purifier Manufacturers
CTS has Extensive Information on Room Air
Purifiers
Biden to Release Nearly All
Available Vaccine Doses
Failure to Distinguish Between Good and Bad Masks
Continues to be the Greatest COVID Failure
Boston Doctors Call for National High Efficiency
Mask Distribution Program to Prevent
COVID-19 Spread
Clean
Bubbles are the Short Term COVID Solution
Masks will Steadily Reduce Risk
Essential Role of Mask Suppliers
Contagious Variant Spreading
Twenty-five More Fitness Centers in San Diego
Suing to Allow Indoor Operation
One Hundred Fifty Fans can attend Minnesota High
School Sport Events
Birmingham Public Schools Open with MERV 13
Filters
Bubble Cleanliness Assured with Proper
Monitoring
Honeywell Particulate Monitors can be Used in
Clean Bubbles
Volcanoes Create Additional Needs for Air
Filters and Masks
Some U.S. States Reporting Highest Infection
Rates in the World
Erie Pennsylvania
YMCA Installing Efficient Filtration
System
AECOM will Monitor Wastewater for COVID in
Bergen County, NJ
California Requires Face Masks in All Businesses
$240 Billion Mask Market
Freudenberg Offers a Type II Medical Mask with
Nose Clip for Individual Adjustment
Medicevo Graphene Face Mask is Reusable for 15
Days
MHI Now Offers Four Layer Face Masks
Porvair HEPA Filter Elements have
Advantages in Public Settings
Safe Bubble Initiative can be
Widely Implemented in Second Quarter
Combination of CATER and Upgraded
Disposable Masks Supplied Initially
Lots of Sealing Options
Determining Mask Fit and the Amount of
Unfiltered Air
Standard Masks Result in Twice the Leakage When Worn by Women
An Inefficient Mask can be Worse Than No Mask
Vaccines are not a Short Term
Solution so We Need the Safe Bubble Initiative
New Methods are Needed
to Assure a Tight Fit on Every Mask Worn
in Public
Suppliers of Disposable Masks are
Focused on Increasing Production and Not
Necessarily Holistic Solutions
Important New Findings on
Performance Differences Between Masks
N95 Tested at 98% FFE
Hospitals Moving to Permanent Ventilation Improvements
U of I Mask Research Focuses on Mask Fit as
Well as Breathability
Virus Transmitted
Over 20 Feet in Less Than Five Minutes
Wellness Fellows Builds Mask Lines in ISO 7
Cleanroom
Sonovia is Launching its Face Masks in the UK
Iris Ohyama Making 23 Million Masks per Month
JP Air Tech Produces 4.5 Million Square Meters
of F9 Media/Month
India Lax On Masks and Expecting
a Second Wave of the Virus
Universities Around the World are Coping with
the Virus
Monitoring Mask Wearing with “Mask Cams”
Vaccine for Poor Countries will Save $466
billion in Ten Wealthy Countries
Vaccine Efficacy May Be Short Term
New Virus Variants in Many Countries
Holistic Plan to Battle
COVID for 1.7 Billion Students
Holistic Plan to Battle COVID Now
TE Mask Bubbles are the Best Weapon to Defeat
COVID
Open Schools Now
Countries with 3.3 Billion People will Only
Achieve a 10% Vaccination Rate by the End of
2021
The Pandemic is Like a Football Game Where the
Head Covering is a Life and Death Decision
CATER 95 Mask Suppliers Have a Responsibility
to Provide Fit Testing Advice
Hong Kong Masks Performance Evaluated
Ohio is Installing Some Devices Which May Not
Meet Claims for COVID Protection
Cross Fit is Ambivalent on Mask Protection
Florida Gyms Look to Expanding Membership in the
New Year
New Jersey Reports COVID Cases at Schools
CATER 95 Masks can Save Many Lives in the Next
Nine Months
Can Camfil be a Producer of CATER 95 Masks to
Meet the Huge Need?
Armbrust American Receives ASTM Level 3 Rating
for Its Masks
New COVID Bill
Includes Funds to Improve School Ventilation
enVerid Supplies Ceiling Mounted HEPA
Filter Systems
Reliance on
Outdoor Air is Not a Good Solution
Michigan has Switched to Online as School
Transmission has Mounted
NYC Shuttering
More Schools
Jofo Nonwovens Expanding Due to Mergers and
Investments
Immediate Opening of the Economy with CATER 95
Masks
Here are Some of the Many Fit Testing Companies
More Transmissible Virus Found in UK, EU and SA
Trane Revenues Up in the Third Quarter
Planet Fitness Believes it has Been Shut Down Unfairly
Kansas Fitness Studio Suing State Over Shut Down
Minnesota Gym Closings Lead to Reaction From Owners
The Foundation of COVID Mitigation Strategy
Should be Mask Effectiveness
Cummins is Making Masks with Uniquely Charged
Meltblowns
BelEmsa
Producing 200 Million Masks per Month
H+V will Expand to 100 Million Mask
Equivalents per Year
Lincoln, RI Buys Air Purifiers for Schools
Outdoor Air
Reliance in NY is not a Great Winter Solution
Mask Supplier Guidance Program Focuses on $60
billion Opportunity
ASTM Standards will be a Good Start Toward
Better Masks
ASTM Standards will Provide the Baseline
Additional Measures to Prevent COVID Spread in
Hospitals
ATI Chronicles Filter Tester Success At
8th Filtration Asia Held
Earlier this Month in Shanghai
U.S COVID Cases Surpass 17 Million
WFI Covered Mask Selection and Filter Testing
Today
Courtesy Protective Masks for Colds is a Huge
CATER Market
Mann + Hummel Air Purifiers are Suitable for
Rooms Up to 200 m2
Study Proves Effectiveness of Mobile Air
Purifiers
Filti Introduces Home Air Purifier
WFI
Knows how to Make a Virtual Conference Valuable
Gates Says We Will Not Be Back to Normal Until
Sometime in the First Half of 2022
Serum Institute of India will be a Critical
Vaccine Supplier
Allergens can be Removed Along with COVID
Mann + Hummel Uses Nanofiber Media in Engine Air Filters as Well as Masks
Holistic and Timely Use of Filtration Resources
Needed to Fight COVID
Face Masks will be the Focus on Wednesday at the
WFI Conference
Researchers at King Abdullah University Develop
Membrane for Face Masks
TTG has Efficient Membrane Media for Masks
ePTFE Membranes - Application in High-End Face
Masks
DHA Uses Same Media for Masks and Gas Turbine
Inlet Filters
TEFM Provides ePFTE Membranes for Masks
Membranes for Mask Supplied by Cobetter
BYU Develops Nanofiber Mask
Nanofiber Media Reduces Face Mask Resistance
Vaccine Purgatory and Masks will be the Reality
for the Next Year
Home Disinfection After Patient Recovers
Key West Airport will have a Patrolling UV Robot
LG Electronics Robots Spray Disinfectant or
Provide UV Light
More Efficient Filters are More Cost Effective
Than Outdoor Air Dilution
Tennessee Aquarium
Installs Ten New HVAC Systems
ASME Awards Medistar for
Indoor Air Filter System
How Camfil Views the
Industrial Air Filter Market Post COVID
Camfil Compares N 95 Respirator to Air Filters
and
Recommends Use of the MERV A Value
Blueair Purifiers Used In Every Room at
Page8 Hotel
Air Purifiers Can Help Fight COVID-19 if They
Have the Right Features
NBC List of Best Air Purifiers to Shop in 2020
People With Severe Allergies Will
Not Receive the Vaccine
New Coronavirus
Cases in Seattle Jail with MERV 10
Filters
ASTM Base Efficiency Requirement can be Combined
With More Efficient Masks to Greatly Reduce
COVID Transmission
ASTM Working
with CDC on a Minimum 20% Efficiency Mask
Are Nanofiber Media Masks More Comfortable?
International
Filtration News Insights
New Mexico Converting Only Some Schools From MERV 10 to 13
Foster Farms Closes Poultry Plant in California Due to 193 Cases
JBS Protecting Older Workers Due to New Outbreak
Meat
Processors Should Consider the Cleanrooms
International FFU Rather Than Partitions
Purar Offers Reusable Mask with Unique Features
M+H Air Purifier Used at Schools
Don’t Confuse Medical with Public Health
Guidance
Mask and Filter Protection are Part of a Swiss Cheese Defense Program
Clean Air is the Goal for Hotels and Cruise
Lines
Urgent Need to Evaluate Face Mask
Effectiveness
Saving Lives is a
Function of Face Mask Effectiveness
Particle Size is Important but
not Completely Quantifiable
A Tight Fit is Just as Important as Media Filter
Efficiency
Determining Mask Fit and the
Amount of Unfiltered Air
Standard Masks Result in Twice the Leakage When
Worn by Women
Expansion of CATER Mask Production is of Highest
Priority
Cleanrooms for Mask Production
New Mask Cleanroom in Wales
Room Air Purifiers Have Their Place
Mask
Update from WHO
Netherlands Requires Masks in Indoor Public
Places
ANI Constructs Pilot Plant in Kansas
Elastic Cord Replacing Bands for Masks
Efficient Face Masks for Everyone
Air Purifiers Being Purchased for
Quebec Classrooms
Healththing Canada
Compares Effectiveness of Mask
Porous Materials Provides
Instruments to Analyze Nanofiber Non Wovens
Mask Alliance Bavaria is
Expanding Members and Activities
Nonwovens Institute Receives Grant to Improve
Properties of Mask Materials
Medline will Make Masks in its Georgia Plant
Face Mask Risk Rating System Launched
Triumvirate Environmental Provides Fit-Testing and Respiratory Protection Expertise
SWM Expanding Electrostatic Media Production in
NC
Cognex
Machine Vision Detects Flaws
in
Masks
Aim Checks Quality of Vietnamese Masks
Vogmask has Spent Nine Years to Achieve Maximum
Comfort, Attractiveness, Tight Fit and
Efficiency of Its Masks
California Wild Fires Can Do Lasting Damage to
Health of Children
Brazilian Jet Manufacture Installing HEPA
Filters in Older Planes As Well As the Newer
Ones
Membrane Media Used in Mask Developed at
University of Kentucky
New Replaceable Membrane Filter for N95 Masks Developed in Saudi Arabia
CATE Basis for
Mask Rating
Quantitative Fit Tests are Needed
Livestock Meat Packing Plants
Responsible for 6-8% of COVID Cases in the U.S.
Meat Processors Not Using CATE
Masks
CATE Masks Needed at
Nursing Homes Now
Millions of Lives Saved with Intelligent Mask
Program
Millions of Lives at Risk
Billions of Masks Needed to Achieve Herd
Immunity
Electrospun Nanofibers Available for CATE Masks
4C Air Supplies Nanofiber Based Masks for $3
Each
Dipole Providing Nanofiber Media for Military
Protection
Dipole Teaming with Gemstone Bio on Nanofiber Media for
Masks
Bionicia Supplies Electrospinning Equipment and Does
Contract Manufacturing
Time to Standardize on CATE Masks
Masks Needed to Achieve Herd Immunity
Face Mask Efficiency is Being Studied by
International Team
How Many Deaths Could be Prevented by Use of
CATE Masks in the U.S.
Herd Immunity with a Combination of Vaccines and
CATE Masks
Three Million Americans are Now Infectious
Purifan Ceiling Filter is Being Sold to Homes, Schools, and Bars
NY Times Article Provides Insights on Muddled
Thinking on Masks
Sanitizing Surfaces is Not as Important as CATE
Masks
Dividers are not Good Protection from COVID
M+H
Addressing the COVID Cloud with Membrane HVAC
Filters
July 15, 2020 - qlAir
interviewed on holistic approach to providing
clean air solutions for COVID
COVID is a Lottery
Where You Want to Minimize the Number of Tickets
Lonza to Make Moderna
Vaccine in the U.S. and Switzerland
EU Approves 4th
Contract with Pfizer
Sonovia Mask Relies on Anti-Microbials Rather
than Sub-Micron Filtration
U.S. Death Toll Passes 250,000
Avoiding Economic Nationalism in
the Pandemic Era
Demand for Air Purifiers in India Soars
Scottish Meat
Processors Dealing with Many COVID Cases
Automation is the Meat Processing Solution
to COVID
Chinese City Claims Imported Beef Tainted with
COVID
Masks Effective in Reducing
Intake Risk
Mink and Mink Farm Employees in Greece have
COVID
Filtech 2021 February 23-25, 2021 in Cologne
Plenary Lectures at Filtech will
be Relevant
A Number of Speeches will be
COVID Related
Many of the 349 Exhibitors have
COVID Related Products
A Number of Factors will Affect the Impact of
the New Pfizer Vaccine
Pfizer Making Vaccine in Michigan and Belgium
General Public Can Start Receiving Vaccine in
Spring
Vaccine May Only Provide Immunity for a Short
Period
Five Answers to Major Questions
CBC Tests Efficiency of Canadian Masks But Not Fit
Efforts Needed to Reduce Risk of COVID Evolving to Resist Vaccines
UK Mask Production Cleanroom Built on
Accelerated Schedule
Comfort and Appearance Important for Child Masks
Mask Cleaning and Disposal should be as Frequent
as Stepping on a Foot Sanitizer
Mask Choices for the Pandemic
Media Starting to Analyze Mask Fit and Its Importance
Georgia Tech Strives for More Comfortable Mask
MIT Inactivates the Virus Using Heated Mask
HanesBrands Supplying Surgical Masks with Bi
Component Spun Bond Filter Media
Mogul will add two more meltblown lines
China's Daddybaby Protective Masks Certified By
BSI
Purelogic Prana Air Mask has a Micro
Ventilator
Review of Resokare N95 Mask by Purchaser
Evaluation of Xiantao Zhong Mask by John
Alexander
CATE Masks Seven
Times Better for Biden Mandate
PPE Demand Far Exceeds Supply but not if CATE
Masks Can Be Used
Biden Will Mandate Masks
Biden Lays Out COVID Program
CATE Market will be Determined by Life Quality
Perceptions
Activated Carbon for Masks and Filters
WFI will be Holding its WFI 2020 Conference on
December 15, 16
Coronavirus Cases Rise to New Records
Biden Victory Means an Aggressive Mask Program
will be Pursued
COVID Cases Soar in the U.S. and Around
the World
High Covid and Air Pollution in New
Delhi
Other Asian Countries are Coping with
the Virus in Different Ways
Reusable Masks with Eco-Sustainable Material
Components has Appeal to Mask Purchasers
Mask Inactivates
Escaping Virus
New Hampshire Firms have Benefited from COVID Contracts Awarded Through the U.S. Defense Department
What is the Leakage around a
Typical N95 Mask
Inward Leakage of Air into Face Masks is a Big
Problem
Canada Recommends More Efficient Tight Fitting
Masks
Carrier Filter Inactivates 99% of Viruses
HVAC Companies Expect Big COVID Related Market
New U.S. Cases Rise to 90,000 Per Day
The Market for HVAC Filters and Masks is
Substantially Impacted by Air Pollution Levels
Royal Caribbean Installing MERV 13 Filters and
Increasing ACH to 12
Fulton County Georgia Installs MERV 13 Filters
Nuwave Air Purifier Tested for Virus Removal
Efficiency by the University of Minnesota
Dyson Ventilator is Bed Mounted with Batteries
for Portability
Mask Revenues will
Depend on the Yearly Usage by Various
Individuals
Logic, Facts, and
Niche Expertise Should Determine Mask Selection
Ultramasx also has
an Electrically Ventilated Mask
People are Starting to Understand the Huge
Differences Between Masks
Grin Brands of India Sells Stylish Masks that
Save Your Life
ANALAN®
Masks Provides Reusable Masks
but Also Now Offers Disposables
Banale of Italy has Unique Strapping Arrangement
for a Tight Fit
Xiaomi of China has Several Filter Designs
Including One Which is Powered
World Face Mask Market Growth could be Huge or
Just Robust
WIRED
Selects its Favorite Masks
Respro® UK Ltd has been Making Masks for 23
Years
idMask has Sold 50,000 Masks
Cambridge has Warehouses in UK
and U.S.
RZ Mask Focuses on Masks
for Workers
Saginaw Public Schools will Install 400 Air
Purifiers
Valmet to Build Filter Fabric Plant in India
Lydall Sales up Slightly in Third Quarter
Hollingsworth & Vose Expanding the Capacity of
Technostat
The Fallon Company and Shawmut Corporation Investing in Manufacturing Operation to Produce N95 Respirators
A Sea Change in the Filter Industry
Lidl to Install Hospital-Grade Air Filters in
all U.S. Stores, Aims to Prevent Spread of
COVID-19
Meat Processing Giant, Tönnies Group, Leverages
Camfil Air Cleaners as Part of Pandemic
Prevention Scheme
TECMASK is an Australian Company with Pop Up
Stores in Japan
FREKA
Supplies CATE Masks
A $450 Billion Attractive Mask Market
Airinum Supplies Masks with Valves
Totobobo Masks have Replaceable Filters
Housekeeping Workers at Hospitals at High Risk
Repurposed Shipping Containers Converted to Mobile ICU Pods
FDA Chief Calls for High-Quality Masks for Everyone
Heated Mask Developed by MIT Researchers
CATE Masks are the Future
Midwest Filter Cost Evaluations are Useful but
Need Interpretation in the Pandemic
HALO Life Inc Provides Tight Fitting Efficient,
Comfortable and Attractive Masks
Revolution Fibres Makes Rolls of Electrospun
Media
Rosmerta Group Produces 15 Million Masks per
Month in India
Researchers Tackle the Surface Transmission of
COVID-19 in New Partnership
Some Decontamination Processes Damage N95 Face
Masks
Bluetree to Produce 100 tons of Meltblowns
Monthly in the UK
Lydall Expects $11 Million in Meltblown Revenue in Second Half
Debate on Price Capping of Masks in Mantralaya
Return of Air Pollution to India will Exacerbate COVID Problem
Moderate Heat and Humidity to Inactivate the Virus
Canadian Meat Processor Reports 80 COVID Cases
Meat Processors in Many Countries Trying to Cope
with Outbreaks
Efficient, Tight Fitting Masks are Affordable
Comfort can be Combined with Efficiency and a
Tight Fit
Table Top UV Air Sanitizer Being Used in Schools
PureAir and Noble Biomaterials Partner on
Antimicrobial Filter
Vietnamese Company has Mask Which Captures and
Destroys COVID
Stocks Which will Benefit from the COVID Battle
Can Foss Fibers with Sciessent Antimicrobials Inactivate Virus in
Transient Droplets?
Masks for Five Billion People Who Cannot Afford
$100/yr
Avery Dennison uses Adhesives to Insure Tight
Fit for Masks
Vogmask has an Efficient, Comfortable Tight
Fitting Mask
Transmission from Surfaces is Far Less than from the Air and Efforts are Being Misplaced
Koch Introduces High Dust Holding Capacity MERV
16 Filter
Automakers will be Upgrading Air Filter Systems
for the Long Haul
Baltimore Upgrading to MERV 13 Filters in City Buildings
Argonne Developing Coatings and Nanofibers for
Masks
Powered Air Purifying Respirator for Everyday
Use
Biodegradable Mask Developed in UAE
iMune Nanofiber Filter and Electric Shield
Nanofiber Masks can be Sterilized Multiple Times
without Filter Performance Deterioration
A BB Gun in Bear Country is Like a Cloth Mask at
a Rally
Daikin Sales are Down in 2020
but Steps Taken to Rebound
AAF Membrane Media
is an Option for COVID Mitigation
Mann+Hummel has Unique Cabin Air Filter
ProPublica Charts the Decline of the CDC
Big Run On HVAC Filters
Using Filtration,
Ventilation and Differential Pressure to Slow
the Spread of Covid-19
ProGuard Filters Combine Chemical and Particle
Filtration
Both Air Pollutants and Virus in Indian Air will
Penetrate Inefficient or Loose Masks
Experts say Masks are More Important Now than
Vaccines but Fail to Qualify the Term to Mean
“Efficient and Tight Fitting”
FDA will No Longer Review Chinese Masks for
Addition to the Approved List
Qualitative vs Quantitative Fit Tests
Polymer Face Masks Developed at Ag School and
Being Tested at Meat-Processing Plants
How Efficient are Masks Once Leakage is
Included?
OSHA will Levy Fines for Failure to Have
Appropriate Mask Fit Testing
Vogmask is a Lightweight Mask with a Good Fit
Filter Media Market will be Large but Volatile
Acoustical Wall Coverings with Anti-Microbials
Available from National Wall Covering
Effectiveness of Antimicrobials Analyzed by
Singapore Researchers
Cummins is in Mask Manufacture for the Long Haul
Can Antimicrobials Penetrate Droplets and
Inactivate Virus?
Nextera, Sciessent, and Foss Partner to Produce
Antimicrobial Masks
Sciessent Antimicrobial in Nextera Mask
Spectrashield Meets Efficiency Requirements
Meltblown Line Being Installed in East Africa
An Outbreak of Covid-19 has Occurred at Karro
Food in U.K
Meat Processors Replacing People with Robots in
the COVID Battle
The Value of Tight Fitting Effective Masks
Demonstrated by White House Events
Mask Fit is Critical to Success Against COVID
But Most Are Not Aware of This
Glendale Arizona Buying Room Air Purifiers with
HEPA Filters
NYC Indoor Restaurants Reopen with HEPA Filters,
UV and Ionizers
Meat Packers Need Efficient Masks and Fan Filter
Units
New Officers for Eurovent Air Filters
Eurovent Publishes HVAC Market Report
Suominen has Unique Media for Masks
Screentec Expanding Mask Production
Mask Leakage is Greater for Small Particles in
the Size Range of COVID
Vogmask has Low Leakage Due to the Option for
Five Mask Sizes
Georgia Tech Researchers Design Mask with Low
Leakage
Aerosols for HEPA Filter Testing
Austin Air Canada Struggling to Keep Up with
Demand for Air Purifiers
Delivery Dates of MERV 13 Filters Extended by
Two Months
Shortage of HVAC Filters Reported by Contractors
Fauci Says Death Toll Could Reach 400,000
Plexiglass Barriers at VP Debate Send the Wrong
Message in the COVID Battle
Freudenberg has Medical Face Mask with Soft
Three Layer Polypropylene Media
Thrace Invests in Surgical Masks and Needle
Punch Non Wovens
Silicon Nitrite Bonded to Mask Fibers
Inactivates COVID
Three Finnish Companies, Join Forces to Develop
and Start Production of Finnish, High-Quality
Respirators
IMSTec has Built Eleven Mask Manufacturing Lines
Bicma Machine can Make 800 Masks per
Minute
Feilong Supplies Up to 3.5 tons per day
of Meltblowns
COVID Viable for Nine Hours on Human Skin
Efficient Tight Fitting Masks are Needed to Beat
COVID
Supreme Court Nomination Celebration was a Super
Spreader Event
Increase the Effectiveness of Standard Face
Masks
Ten to Forty Percent of Particles will Penetrate
a Surgical Mask Due to Poor Fit
Respirators are Much More Protective than
Surgical Masks
Reinfection is Happening but not on a Large
Scale
Evaporation and Breakup of Droplets Included in
Face Mask Study
Study in Israel Concludes that Masks are Used
Improperly
Respirator with HEPA Filter for Both Inhalation
and Exhalation
Slate Magazine
Says Airline Case Studies are not a Worry If
People Wear Masks
BTL N95 Masks Meet All Required Test Protocols
Surgical Mask Leakage is a Major Hurdle to
Besting COVID
Xiamen Runjia Group Produces Air and Liquid
Filters
Minquan Supplies Melt Blown and HEPA Filter
Media
Avery Dennison N 95 Masks Available in 21,000
Quantities
ATI will Test Visitor’s Filter Media at Its
Filtration and Separation Asia Stand
Avalon will be Exhibiting Mask with Two
Nanofiber Layers
Exhibitors at Filtration And Separation Asia
2018
physIQ and Purdue University Launch Study to
Develop Algorithms for Detecting Earliest Signs
of COVID-19 From Biometric Smartwatch Data
BTL Providing Face Masks and Ventilators as of
September 2020
Could be 63 Million COVID Cases in India Not
Just 6 Million
Half of World’s 34 million COVID Cases and 1
Million Deaths are in the Americas
Cases Surging in Spain
UK has Areas of Increased Cases
Germany Experiences Highest Daily Case Numbers
Since April
Netherlands Cases Spiking
France has Rising Cases in Paris as Well as
Marseille
Envirco HEPA Filter System for Isolation Rooms
Envirco Fan Filter Units have Wide Applicability
in COVID Battle
A Number of Republican Officials have Tested
Positive for COVID and More are Anticipated
COVID
Disinfection Technologies Webinar
Showcases to Unique Technologies
Novel Approach Uses Food Dyes to Disinfect Air
Foot Sanitizers for Food and Other Facilities
Can Effectively Reduce COVID Transmission
New Bedford Has Spent Over
$400,000 to Purchase Air Purifiers for Its
Classrooms
IQ Air NanoMx and HyperHEPA Pleat Filters
Media Starting to Understand that only Efficient
Masks are Effective
Heating and Humidity to Decontaminate Masks
New York
Closes School Due to Two Cases of the
Virus
Italy Reduces Case Load with Testing of
Youngsters
Evidence Continues to Show that We Need
Efficient Masks
ATI Automated Filter Tester Meets
New European Standard
Real-Time Detection of Airborne Biological Threats
Filter and Mask Production and
Project Tracking System
Ventilation Being Prioritized in
Germany but will it be Properly Directed
ElectrospinTech Gathering Knowledge on Nanofiber
Filtration
Electrospun Media in HEPA Filters
Air Filter Market will Grow but by How Much ?
Avery Dennison Supplies Improved Components for Masks
NXTNANO Spinning Lines can Produce 60 million m2 of Media Each Year
Donaldson is the Original Nanofiber Air Filter Supplier
Filter Manufacturers Who Also Supply Media
Lydall Partners with XPRIZE
Yanjiang Expands Meltblown Capacity to 18 Tons Per Day
150 Million Rapid Coronavirus Test Kits to be Distributed in Next Few Weeks
Japanese Government Sued Over Mask Choices
Industrial Air Filtration Knowledge Can be Used
to Fight COVID
Precision Textiles Expanding PPE Output
Ontex Making 80 Million Face Masks per Year in
Belgian Factory
Private Equity Group Makes Offer for Ahlstrom
Munksjo
Ortner Hygienic Cube Recommended for Meat
Processing Plants
Ortner Decontamination of Hotel Rooms
COVID Outbreak at Another Irish Meatpacking Plant
Mann+Hummel has Acquired the Helsa Functional
Coating Business from the Helsa Group
Swinburne University Develops Electrospun Carbon
Nanofiber Mats
Pall Building New Breathing Filter Manufacturing
Line
U.S. Sewing Automation Masks have PFE of 99.76%
LIGC Developing Electrostatically Charged
Graphene Air Filter
Resistance to Reusing N95 Masks by Connecticut
Nurses
Decontamination
was Only Supposed to be A Stopgap Measure
Nurses in
Connecticut do not Believe Masks can be Reused
Many Times
Similar Objections have been Voiced in Multiple
States
No Good Evidence
that Masks can be Reused 20 Times
UV-C Light Effective in Decontaminating Masks in
Michigan
3M Analyzing Various Mask Decontamination
Approaches
Importance of Wearing Masks for Air Travel
MSU Receives FDA Authorization to Decontaminate
Reusable N95 Masks for Hospitals
Self-Adhesive N95 Mask has Several Unique
Features
Fauci: 'Disturbing Number' of COVID-19 Patients have Heart Inflammation
Genetic Changes in COVID Could Make Long Term
Immunity Less Likely
Antimicrobial Coatings are Part of the COVID
Solution
Surgical Masks Now Being Made in Northern
California
Top Polymer Adding Research Center in Georgia
Curt G. Joa Sells Face Mask Lines Worldwide
Henkel Supplies Laminating Adhesives for JOA
Machines
Avery Dennison Teams with Global Safety First
for Self-Adhesive N95 Masks
ASTM PPP Webinar Abstracts and Presentations Now Available
Henkel Supplies Adhesives for Face Masks
Andritz Supplies Lines for Surgical and
Respirator Masks
Fameccanica Supplies Automated Mask Lines for
Luxottica in Italy
Black & Veatch Supporting Suppliers with COVID
Solutions
Filters, Masks and Media Production to Best Deal with COVID
Filter Media Background Information in Previous Alerts
Nanofiber Media
Recent Overview
Lines required to make nanofiber media for 20% of world needs.
NXTNANO
Inovenso
Elmarco
Elmarco says High Efficiency Media Cost is Nominal
Nanofiber China
Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Meltblown
Armbrust American (see interview)
Reicofil (see webinar with Markus Mueller)
Meltblown Prices
W+D/BICMA
Meltblown Germany
Mondi
Berry
Meltblown capacity
INDA
Europe
3M ramp up
April Market Estimates
Berry
Virus Transmitted on Dust Particles
NXTNano can Ramp Up to Meet Future Demand
Quickly
Hydrogen Peroxide Used by Meat Processors and
Other Food Processors
Public-Private Partnership in Michigan Detecting COVID
through Sewage
Face Mask Better than a Vaccine
Face Masks May Limit the Severity of the Virus
Putting the Charge Back into Face-Mask Filters
Substantial Rise in Coronavirus Cases in Europe
U.S. Leads the List of Most Deaths and Cases
Whereas China Isn’t Even in the Top Five in Asia
Hong Kong Company Claims Air Purifier Removes
99.9% of COVD.
Nanofiber Mask and HVAC Filter Company off to
Fast Start
NXTNANO Supplies Media for Masks, HVAC, Gas
Turbines and Microfiltration
Disinfection Webinar October 1
Dynamic Filter and Media Market Could Reach
$80 billion in 2022
Concerns about Excess Meltblown Capacity
Protective Health Making 50,000 N95 Respirators
per Day
UV Light has Risks as Well as Benefits
Wildfires are Increasing Along with Air
Pollution
Taiwan
Produces Nearly One Surgical Mask per Day per
Person
Taiwan Donates Mask Making Machinery to the
Czech Republic
Delta Installing MERV 14 Filters in Jet Bridges
Arvind Limited to Produce 30 million N95 Masks per Year
3M Still Not Producing Enough Surgical and N95
Masks
N95 Masks for General Public are
an Important Option
Efficient Masks are the Low Hanging Fruit to
Mitigate COVID
AMC Theaters Open with MERV 13 Filters
Cloth and Surgical Masks Not Sufficient to
Protect Against Wildfire Smoke
Air Pollution Levels in the Western U.S. are
Alarming
FT Reporters Use Pocket Monitor to Document
High Levels of Pollution in Our Daily Lives
Loss of Life Expectancy is a Useful Tool
to Assess the Air Pollution, COVID
Combined Risk
Value Rating for Masks and Filters Using LEE
Setra Provides Isolation Room Monitoring
Solutions
Particle
Counting for Filtration Monitoring in Medical
Facilities
Lydall Investing in Meltblown Line in France
Toray Expands Spunbond Capacity in China
MELTBLOW will Make Meltblown Media in France
Oceancash Pacific will Make Nonwovens and Three
Ply Masks in Malaysia
FAU Research Shows Superiority of N95 Masks With
Tight Fit
Xian Ambient Air Filter Concept Should be
Reviewed With COVID in Mind
Filters and HVAC Choices to Mitigate COVID-Webinar
Overview
Filters and HVAC Choices to Mitigate COVID-Webinar
Details
Freudenberg Air Filter System Used by Ford
Can Purdue Photosensitizer be Used in Vehicles
as Well as Classrooms?
More Efficient Filters are Worth the Cost
Hydrocharging is a Better Route to
Electrify Meltblowns
Hydrocharged Meltblowns with H
13 Efficiency Better than Glass Fibers
Huadi
Supplies
HEPA H13 Meltblown Non-woven Air Filter Media
and N95 Masks
Welcron Supplying Filter Media to Mask
and Air Filter Suppliers in Korea and China
ULPATEK Supplies a Wide Range of
Products Including Absolute, EPA, HEPA and ULPA
Filters
TBH Supplies Air Purifiers for Dental
Practices
N95 Masks can be Recharged
Transformative Wave, eIQ Platform,
Allows Buildings to
Comply with CDC Ventilation Guidelines
Mobile Fan Filter Units Available from Technical
Air Products
Inovenso Supplies Electrospinning Machines for
Masks
Hifyber Partners with Hebei FuXin Purification Equipment Co., Ltd
Elmarco Supplied Nanofiber
Production Line to Abalioglu Teknoloji
for Nanofiber Media Production in 2015 in Turkey
Electrospinning Versus Coating of Nanofibers
Lydall Uses Nanofibers in its Solupor Membrane
MERV 16 Better than HEPA Filters for Mining Cabs
Nederman Extractors for Dental Offices
Beijing Residents are Wearing
Masks Outdoors Even After Requirement is Lifted
ISO 16890
Rates Filters
on a
Range of
Particle Sizes
Tri-Dim Room Air Purifier has HEPA Filter, UV,
and Three Speed Fan
Knorr Brake has Ionizing System for Railcars
Comparison of Filter Efficiencies
U.S. Could Achieve a $320 billion/year Benefit
by Upgrading HVAC Just from Air Pollution
Reduction Benefits
Blog Picks Seven Top HEPA 13 Air Purifiers
Modine Teaming with Global Plasma Solutions on
Ionization Technology
Benchmark Shield, to Produce Up to 10 Million
Disposable ASTM-Rated Surgical Masks Per Month
Face Shields are very Likely Aerosol Generators
Advantages of More Efficient Filters Depend on
Virus Load
COVID Death Toll in Asia Now Exceeds 100,000
Higher Efficiency Filters Rather than Dilution
are the Cost Effective Approach to Mitigate
COVID
H 13 Filters are Likely the Best Option for Many
Applications
Droplets on Filter Media Evaporate and Form
Smaller Droplets
What Do We Conclude from Studies that Not Many
Particles are Aerosolized in Mask Reuse?
Most COVID Transmission is Airborne
Fibertex has HEPA 13 Nanofiber Filter Media
Sandler will Start Operating New Nonwovens Face
Mask Line This Month
A Minnesota Biker who Attended the Sturgis
Motorcycle Rally has Died of COVID-19 —
Airborne Transmission on a Bus in China
EawayFilter Makes HEPA Filters and Fan Filter
Units
Tri -Dim Portable Air Cleaner has HEPA and UV
Light
Investment in Increased HVAC or Filter
Efficiency or Both?
Ceiling High Efficiency Filters with UVGI are
Cost Effective for Virus Capture
Trane Recommends Higher Efficiency Filters
Trane Catalytic Air Cleaning System Combines
Multiple Technologies
Upgrading Your HVAC System can be Challenging
Freudenberg has Multi Stage System for Indoor
Air and Virus Removal
Fruit Extracts Used in Freudenberg Cabin Filters
to Inactivate Viruses
Freudenberg’s micronAir proTect Line Filters can
Deactivate Almost 100% of Viruses
Freudenberg says Viruses on Surfaces in Vehicles Become Airborne Again
Another Case of COVID
Reinfection with Mutated Virus
Easy to Use Saliva Test Funded by Fluidigm
Mask, Filter and Distancing Strategies Need
to be Coordinated with Value Rating System
University of
Arizona Finding COVID Transmitters a Week Early
by Sewage Tracing
H2O2 Fogger Used at Columbia MD Swimming Pool
H2O2 Disinfection for Super Yachts
LG PuriCare is a Powered Respirator and Monitor
Air Quality in Cabs of Construction Equipment
The International Society of Environmental
Enclosure Engineers (ISEEE), has Insights on
COVID Protection for Operators of Construction
Equipment
Nordic Pure® is a Supplier to the Heating and
Air Conditioning Filtration Market
Air Filters Inc. has Range of Air Filters for
Residential, Commercial and Health Care
Worcester Mass Spending $15 Million on HVAC
New Hampshire Schools Need $25 million to
Upgrade
Filters and HVAC Selection to Fight COVID will
be Analyzed in a September 10 Webinar
Otis Elevator Commissions a Study by Purdue into
COVID Protection on Elevators
Armbrust American
Secured a $4.5 Million Contract to Supply
Surgical Masks for the State of Illinois
LG Moving Forward with Portable Air Purifier
U.S. High End HVAC Sales are Booming
Rural Schools have Inadequate Ventilation to
Combat COVID
Japan has Focused on Reducing Airborne
Transmission
NAS Airborne
Virus Conference Provided Good Background
Information
Valved Masks
Should Play a Bigger Role
Ahlstorm-Munksjo
has New Medical Fabric to Protect Against
Pathogens
American Elite Molding will be Making Meltblowns By
Next Month
Branford Castle Partners Purchases Fibrix
Filtration
American
Airlines will be Applying Long Lasting
Decontamination Fluid
What will be the demand for Efficient Masks
and Filters?
Air Pollution Co-Benefit is Big Reason to Invest
in More Efficient Masks and Filters
Periodic Nature of Air Pollution Dictates
Flexible Policy
New Low Cost
Instruments to Measure Toxic Pollutants can be
Utilized for Filter Selection
Quality Enhanced Life Days (QALY) is an
Important Tool in Making COVID Technology
Investments
COVID Infections
With and Without Technology Solutions
Life Quality and Actual Costs of COVID
Infections Pegged at $5.5 Trillion per Year
More on the Photodynamic Airborne Cleaner
Working Group on Importance of Aerosol
Generation on Mask and Filter Media
The Cycle from Virus Droplet Formation to
Aerosol Generation in a Mask or Filter
Toilet Plume Aerosols Produced in Substantial
Quantities
Urinals as Well as Toilets can be Virus
Transmitters
Predicting Virus Airborne from Urinals Compared
to Mask and Filter Surfaces
Virus in Air and Patient Rooms Documented in
Nebraska Study
Bottom In Top Out Air Distribution
Recommended for Hospital Air
COVID Will Require Permanent
Adjustments Says WHO
Saliva Test Could be a
Game Changer
Testing Already
Launched at U of I
Urbana
Airborne
Transmission Workshop, August 26 and 27
Disinfection Using UV Light and Nanoscan3 from
Sick
Sweden Doesn’t Recommend Face Masks But
is Paying the Price
Virus Remains Live after Travel of Sixteen Feet
Small Mask Gaps Result in Big Efficiency Losses
VPM Research Studies Vapor Deposition on Nanofibers
August 20, 2020 -
Mask Selection Webinar
Now Posted on YouTube
Mask Webinar Today Probed Major Issues in Mask
Selection
Vogmask has Both Valved and Non-Valved Masks
Abhishek Saha of UCSD Focuses on Potential for
Aerosol Generation from Droplets on Masks
Comparison of Meltblowns and Nanofiber Mask
Cleaning Impacts
N95 Masks Greatly Reduce Risk of Infection
There will be Mask Benefits for Many Years
Air Curtain Includes Bipolar Ionization
AirLock389 Inc. is Entering the Global Air
Purification Market
Johnson
Controls Launches Site of Connected Solutions
Nanofiber Sticker for Surgical Masks Produced in
Israel
Some Masks are Found to Generate Far Reaching
Leakage Jets
Viruses Spread Through the Air on Dust and
Fibers
Quantum Filtration Face Mask is Said to be More
Efficient than an N95
New Developments for the
“Mask Age”
Model Predicts Infection Risk in Any Situation
Are Cloth Masks and MERV 8 Filters Aerosol
Generators?
Dispersal of Cough Droplets in a Ventilated Room
Swoxid Titanium Oxide Nanofibers Destroy
Pathogens
Purdue Researchers Develop Disinfection Aerosol
Which is Not a Biohazard
Sinopharm Commits to 337 Tons of Meltblowns for
Mask Factories in Hong Kong.
Nonwovens Iberica Purchases Meltblown Line for
Mask Products
UPA Healthcare Products Investing in Meltblowns
for 86 Million Masks Per Year
UNC Switches from in Person to Remote After 177
COVID Cases
Air Conditioning Unit Purchases Go Hand in Hand with COVID Filtration Opportunities
Are Inefficient Masks the Hub
Merely Redirecting Viruses to the Spokes
Little Available Research on
Droplet Evaporation from Inefficient Mask
Small HEPA Air Purifier that can
be Hung Around the Neck
Smart Air Reviews a
Personal Air Purifier and Sheds Light on COVID
Protection
Smart Air has Analyzed Air Pollution Levels in
China for the First Six Months of 2020
Are
Japanese Pitta Masks Effective Against Air
Pollution?
TSI Testing, Masks Ventilators and Isolation
Room Air Pressure
Elmarco says High Efficiency Media Cost is
Nominal
How Effective are
the Aerosol Filtration Efficiencies for Fitted
Face Mask Alternatives?
Oregon Schools Assessing HVAC Systems
Springfield Oregon Purchases 500 Air Purifiers
Large Hog Processor Shuts
Down Due to COVID
Doctors Group Sues to Make Meat Processors Test
Product for COVID
China Requiring Meat Processors to Certify that
Products are Virus Free
Wisconsin Tribal Casino Installing UVDI
Air Filter Market and Proactive Program
For Suppliers
Mask Virus Removal Efficiency will be
Important Focus in August 20 Webinar
TSI says Through the Wall Pressure
Sensors are Best Approach for Isolation Rooms
Nano-copper is a Good Choice for
Antimicrobial Coatings
Particles in the Air and Impact on Mask
One Stop Efficiency
One Stop Measurment Versus Viral Load
Researchers Analyze Coughs and Sneezes
and Their Transmission
Vaping and Smoking Tied to COVID
Smoking Increases Small Particle
Exhalation Fifteen Fold
How Much Virus is Transmitted by Cloth
Mask Wearers?
Face Mask Insert Could Help Diagnose Conditions
New Air Purifier Production Facility for
EnviroKlenz® Air Purifiers
Need to Measure the One Stop as Well as Direct
Flight Path for Viruses
Duke Researchers Observe that Some Masks are
Aerosol Generators
Virus Penetrates MERV 15 Filters
Nanofibers are a Route to More Efficient Filters
and Masks
Two Hundred Fifty Elmarco Nanospider
Production Lines in Operation
Fibertex is a Major Nanofiber Media
Supplier
Lime is a Major Supplier of Nanofiber Media
Upscale Building Lobbies are Upgrading Air
Filtration Systems
Local HEPA Filter Systems Should be Considered by Schools
MERV 13 Can Become MERV 8 After Charge is
Dissipated
Higher Efficiency Filters Needed in Schools and
Commercial Buildings
Oklahoma Schools are Not Going to be Safe
Penn State Upgrading to MERV 13
Boston University
Upgrading to MERV 13 but there are Concerns
about Mask Efficiency
Filters and HVAC Webinar Slated for September 10
Ways to Improve Air Filtration Efficiency
McIlvaine is Forecasting Large Market for Fan
Filter Units
Largest Growth will be in More Efficient Filters
Evaluating Co-benefits of Masks and Filters for
COVID and Other Contaminants
Verdex Nanofibers have Advantages in Masks and
Air Filters
Hifyber Nanofiber Masks Combine High Efficiency
and Comfort
Fibertex Nonwovens has Nanofiber Products for
Both Face Masks and HVAC Filters
Clean Recirculating Air Not Sanitation Should be
the Top Priority for Schools
Fan Filter
Units have Big Potential to Fight COVID
Lots of
Applications for FCCUs
CIDRAP Providing Valuable
Insights on Mask Efficiency
CIDRAP Director Responds to Mask Comments
Will HVAC Filters Act as Aerosol Generators for
Cough and Sneeze Droplets?
Some Virus Particles will Penetrate Even HEPA
Filters
Tyler Smith
Interview on Safe Buildings
School Reopening was the Wrong Choice in Israel
U.S. can Learn from School Openings Around the
World
School Closings are a Generational Catastrophe
Many Schools have Reopening Problems
Schools Need Major Investments in HVAC in Order
to Reopen More Safely
Evaluating Cloth Masks and HVAC Filters as
Aerosol Generators
Efficiency of Masks Compared
Let’s Review Mask Types
Two U.S N95 Sources Evaluated by FastLifeHacks
BSN Supplies Masks
for Surgical and Other Hospital
Operations
Owens + Minor Doubling
N95 Mask Production
UV Part of Multi Tactic COVID Approach
Bipolar Ionization Kills Pathogens
COVID and Air Pollutants
can be Eliminated Simultaneously
High Efficiency Mask Market and Proactive Program for Suppliers
Larger Droplets Do Not Contain More Virus Than
Small Droplets
Berry Delivers Record Earnings in Third Quarter
Previous Alerts Show Expansion of Berry
Meltblown Capacity
Berry is Expanding Meltblown Capacity - April 13
Berry Switching to Mask Media at Plants in the
U.S. and China - April 13
Berry Global has New Material for Surgical Masks
- April 21
Berry Building 400 tpy Meltblown Facility in
South America - May 28
Berry Installing New Meltblown Line in Berlin -
May 14
Berry Global to Supply Medicom with Media for
Hundreds of Millions of Face Masks per Year
Seventy-five Percent of Children at Georgia Camp
Test Positive
Chinese Mask Prices are Down Substantially from
Peak
H&V Offers an Array of Media for Respiratory
Protection
Initiative to Make Sure Enough Media is
Available to Meet COVID Requirements
Freudenberg will Make Face Masks in Partnership
with NC University
Lydall’s Second Quarter Sales Negatively Impacted by COVID
Ahlstrom-Munksjo Sales Down Nearly Seventeen Percent
Computer Modeling of
Diamond Princess Shows Transmission Through
Small Aerosols
HEPA Filtered Chairs for Schools
Air Quality Engineering has Unique Air Flow
Concept
Proactive HVAC Suppliers can Boost Revenues by
$60 Billion
Lydall Aiming to Dominate the Mask Filtration
Media Market
Johnson Controls is a COVID Solutions Provider
with Many Relevant Products and a World Reach
Trane Revenues Down but Could Increase with
COVID Initiatives
NIH Researcher Says Most Viruses are in Small
Aerosols
Chinese People Were Already Wearing N95 Face
Masks Because of Air Pollution
2018 UK Study of Chinese Masks Shows a Wide
Efficiency Range
Has COVID Been Reduced in China Due to More
Efficient HVAC Filters?
Air Purifiers with HEPA Filters in Twelve
Percent of Beijing Homes
Abhishek Saha Interview on Droplet Travel
Program to Make the Best
Coronavirus
Decisions Should Implemented Now and Then
Continuously Improved
Turning Off Air-Conditioning is Not a Good Idea
AAF Tests Efficiency of Virus Removal for
Various Filters
MERV 16 Filters are a Better Choice to Mitigate
COVID
Interview with Mike Clark of H+V
COVID-19 Protective Barrier Solutions
Manufactured in the USA by UltraBoard
Ahlstrom-Munksjö Partners with Sportswear
Company to Provide Filter Media for Facemasks
Eagle Filters’ FFP2 and FFP3 Respirator
Facemasks Now Made in Finland
Three Options for Higher
Efficiency Air Filters
Shopping Center Switches from Two Stage to
Camfil Hi -LoES and Reduces Labor Costs
Meltblowns are Ideal for Masks but in Short Supply
Upgrade to MERV 15 Without Increasing Fan Energy
Lots of Technology Solutions for Vehicles
Interview with Lloyd Armbrust on Efficient Masks
WFI Webinar Today Covered Masks and Filters for
COVID
Building Owners Receiving Poor and Outdated
Advice on Filters
UV-C is Effective and Can be Safe
Portland Middle School Installed High Efficiency
Filters Because of Local Air Pollution
Chicago Area Commercial Building Owners
Prioritizing COVID Mitigation
Mountain Valley School District Purchases 30
HEPA Filters
Harlem
School District
in Illinois will
Install
HEPA
Room Air
Purifiers
and
Require Face Masks
Medistar and Texas A&M Collaborate on a Nickel
Foam Filter to Trap and Kill
COVID
Koch Filter Manufactures a Barrier Air
Filtration Option for the Limitation of PRRS
Iowa Meat Processing Plant COVID Situation Worse than
Originally Reported
Tyson Investing in Robots
UV Air Cleaners Installed by Tyson and JBS
MERV 13 Filter Shortage
Filters and HVAC Webinar Slated for September 10
Some Meat Processors Installing HEPA Filters and
UV
Are Cloth Masks Aerosol Generators?
Oerlikon Supplying Meltblown Systems in Many
Countries Including Australia
Kuraray will Produce Meltblowns for 300 Million
Masks per Year
Large-scale Disinfection Using Ultraviolet (UV)
Technology from LED (light-emitting diode
COVID Antibodies Peak and Then Decrease
High Efficiency Filters Not Widely Used in
Residences
Research Shows That Thicker Filters with MERV 13
and Higher Efficiency are Best for Indoor Air
Quality Improvement
Mask Webinar August 20 will Focus on All the
Issues
Respiratory Droplets from a Cough or Sneeze
Travel Farther and Last Longer in Humid or Cold
Climates than in Hot and Dry Ones
Drager Mask Order for UK will Generate Revenues
of €100 Million
Mondi will Produce Meltblowns and Masks in
Germany
DuPont will Supply Millions of Hooded Coveralls
to COVID Frontline Workers in Europe
Nanhai Nanxin Wufangbu is Using Maag’s extrex6 Pressure
Booster Melt Pump in its Production of Nonwovens
for Face Masks
United will Maximize HEPA Filtered Air During
Boarding
qlAir Clean Air as a Service, Advantages Explained in New Webinar
Polygiene and TK-Domashniy Tekstyl Sign Mask Distributor Agreement for Ukraine
Polygiene Treatment also being Applied to Airinum Masks
Sandia is Evaluating
Mask Alternatives
HVAC Systems and
Filters are Important
Denver Schools Installing MERV 13 Systems
Framingham, MA to Spend
$700,00 on Upgrading HVAC and Room Air
Purifiers
The Semantics of Masks and Airborne COVID
Transmission
Altapure Offers Both Disinfection Systems and
Cabinets
CRI has New Mobile Air Purifier
Trane has Suite of Services to Allow Buildings
to be Reopened Safely
Johnson Controls Provides HVAC Systems and
Filters to Fight COVID
Interview with Markus Mueller of
Reicofil on Meltblowns
qlAir Interview on a
Holistic Approach to
Mitigate COVID
QYK Expanding California Mask Production
Coronavirus Could Kill 50 Million People
Some Masks More Effective Than Others
Healthy Lifestyle Along with Coronavirus
Technology and Pharmaceutical Solutions will
Vanquish COVID-19
Staten Island Mall Equates MERV 13 with HEPA
Filters
A MERV 13 May or May Not be Enough When All the
Parameters are Considered
Experts Continue to Push WHO to Recognize the
Threat of Airborne Transmission
Ascend
Performance Materials has
New Nanofiber Mask
A Proactive Filtration Industry can Vanquish
COVID and Boost Revenues by Hundreds of Billions
of Dollars
Carrier White Paper is a Guide to Air
Conditioning and Ventilation to Combat COVID
Ambrust American has Delivery Problems
Microwave can
Sterilize N95 Masks
Lots of
Decontamination Investigations
Lysol Approved as a Disinfectant for COVID
Wipes Demand Still Exceeds Supply
OZ Health Contracts with Oerlikon for Spunbond
and Meltblown Plant
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Rising and Large Numbers
are Predicted
The Relationship Between Viral Load and Air
Transmission
Armbrust American will Supply Millions of Masks
to Texas School Teachers
Precise Tooling has Mobile Transparent Partition
for Schools
H&V has New Material for Medical Gowns
PPE is Again in Short Supply in the U.S
Carrier Now has a 1500 CFM Room Purifier for
Schools
HEPA Filters for
Buildings
Lydall is One of the Companies who can
Deal with the Small Aerosols
Heated Nickel Foam Filter is a Different
Approach
U.C. Davis Study Shows Importance of Masks to
Protect the Wearer
New York Schools will Open in September
but Safety will be a Huge Challenge
Filtration Revenues Could Triple by 2022
M+H Cabin Filters Provide COVID Protection
qlair Identifies, the Air Flow Problem and
Provides Solutions to Optimize the Hospital
Ventilation.
New York State Government Employees want
HEPA Filters in Their Buildings
Lack of Air Flow Knowledge has Slowed Acceptance of the Importance of Efficient Masks
239 Scientists Say Small Virus Aerosols are
Causing Infection in a Letter to WHO
Technology and Pharmaceutical Solutions
Suppliers Rather than Countries Should be the
Guiding Force
China has been Preparing for COVID since 2005
Mann + Hummel has Filter Cubes for Public Spaces
and Even for Subways
Mann+Hummel Supplying the HEPA Filter in the
Ford-Produced Respirator
Large-Scale Production and Supply of Facemask
Media
Ultrafiltraton Membranes to Remove Multi
Resistant Germs from Wastewater
Dony
is a Large Vietnamese Mask Producer
Statistical Studies Showing Advantages of Masks
Without Regard to Mask Efficiency Have Limited
Value
Kowa of Japan Offers Masks Among Many Other
Textile Products
Unicharm 'Super-fast, Comfortable' Mask (超快適)
Kowa 'Three-Dimensional' Mask (三次元)
Easy Breathing Fabric Mask (息らくらく不織布)
Elleair Urucochi (Elleair
うるごこち)
Masks-for-All for COVID-19 not Based on Sound Data
Argument Against Masks is That They Cannot be
Efficient Enough
Why N95 Masks do Remove Virus
Beating the Coronavirus is Like a
Golf Match Where You Need the Right Clubs
Goldman Sachs Says
Mandatory Masks can Save the U.S over $1
trillion
U.S. Auto Industry Sales could be off 25 Percent
This Year
Oil Demand
has Peaked
Daily COVID Cases Exceed 160,000
COVID Air Curtain and CFD used to Eliminate Dead
Spots
COVID is a Wake Up Call for High
Efficiency Filtration
Camfil Expands Into Face Mask Production
Freudenberg Expanding Mask and Filter Activities
Worldwide
Well Air Supplies Plasma Treatment and Monitors
Flexible Air Filtration Strategies to Battle
COVID
Microglass or Membrane Media
Replacing Filters
Safely with BIBO Units
Chinese Meltblown
Prices Fall to $2800 Per Ton
What Would be Melt
Blown Revenues with Widespread Efficient Mask
Use?
Who is Going to Need an Efficient Mask?
McIlvaine is Making and Continually Adjusting
Forecasts which are at Variance with Those in
Standard Market Reports
Annual Face Mask Market of
$40
billion to $400 billion
H&V Wins $2.2 million Mask Contract from DOD
One Million Meat Processing Workers in EU Need
PPE
Camfil has New Room Air Purifier
More Efficient Air Filtration Systems Needed for
New York Malls
The Coronavirus Task Force has Finally Stated
That Masks Protect the Wearer
Efficient Masks
Should be the Primary Weapon to Vanquish COVID
Berry Global to Supply Medicom with Media for Hundreds of
Millions of Face Masks per Year
Low & Bonar Teams with AFPR0 on Masks
New York Malls will Need High Quality Air
Systems Before They can Reopen
Masks are the Most Effective Way to Vanquish
COVID Despite Criticism
of Papers with this Conclusion
O2 Canada has Efficient Mask with Insertable
Filters
Totobobo has Reusable Mask with
Electrostatically Enhanced Filters
Respro® Mask has High
Efficiency Valved Masks and Lower Efficiency
Scarves
Proactive Mask Program Initiated
More Efficient Masks are the Best COVID Weapons
Coronavirus Technology Solutions and the
Coordination with Other Initiatives such as
Climate Change
Air Treatment Tools to Deal with the Coronavirus
Coronavirus and Energy Policies are Related
Sixteen of 302 NBA Players Test Positive for
COVID
Biden Would Require Masks to be Worn in Public
Washable Nanofiber Mask Being Developed
New York Gyms and Malls Remain Closed
Based on Air Conditioning Concerns
New York Down to 1.3% Positive Results
New York Considering Cross Border Testing
Gore is Providing Laminates for Masks
FPS has Swab Testing Station Built Like an
Isolator
Vaisala Probes Used in H2O2 Decontamination
Systems
Daro UV Systems has Mobile Unit for Disinfection
Twenty Million Infected with COVID in the U.S.
Athletes have Lingering Health Issues Due to
COVID
Biox has Antiviral Coating for Interior and
Exterior Surfaces
Link Between Air Quality and COVID Transmission
Treat Each Person as a Cleanroom Product
Radiant Fibertech PVT Supplier of Face Mask
Fabric
Suominen Introduces New Material for EN Type II
Facemasks
AKAS Layered Fabrics Outperform N95 Meltblown in
Filtration Efficiency
Jacob Holm Teams with Under Armour on Face Masks
H&V Continues to Expand Capacity to Mitigate
COVID
Nanofiber Masks Compare Favorably in Both
Efficiency and Comfort
Investors Discuss New Startups in the COVID
Battle
Arcadis
will Test Wastewater for Advance Warning
of COVID
New Elastic Band Design by Purdue Could Extend
Life of N 95 Masks
Germany Locks Down Area Around a Meat Plant
Wales Chicken Processing Plant Reports New
Outbreak
Confused Mask Messages Continue and the Media
is Only as Good as the Source
EU Face Mask Production will Increase
20-Fold by November
Should Valved Masks be Used
in the COVID Battle?
March 13, 2020 - Face Masks and Respirators World Market
March 13, 2020 Air Filtration and Purification World Markets with
Coronavirus Supplement
Disinfectant
Wipes Market Demand is Unprecedented
Comparing eSpin, Hifyber, Big Nano, and NXT Nano
June 18, 2020 Mask Policy Webinar is the Basis
for Future Analysis and Discussion
Mogul has Unique Face Mask Media
Fibertex has Nanofiber Media for Masks and
Respirators
Two New Community Classifications for Face Masks
The World is in a New and Dangerous Phase
Hotels are Investing in Air Filters and
Sanitizers
Air Conditioning in the South will Present a
Real Problem
Mask Policy Agenda Webinar Thursday Just Touched
the Surface
Vogmask Offers Fashionable but Effective Mask
eSpin Provides Media for Masks and Filters
Big Shift in WHO
Mask Policy
Sportswear Companies Pursuing the Mask Market
Mask Needs in India
Carrier Global Provides
Mobile Air Filtration Systems for Hospitals
Portable Booths That Mimic
Cleanrooms
Beijing Outbreak is a Test of Technology
Solutions
Impact of the New Outbreak on Chinese Economy
A Combination of Activity Control and Technology
Solutions can Provide a Safer Productive Return
to Near Normal
Air Ionization Effective on COVID
BWF Making Masks as Well as Filter Bags
ULT has a Mobile Filter System for COVID
Temporary Partitions GWP Correx
Elastomeric Masks are the Choice for AHN
UV Sterilization does not Impact Mask Efficiency
According to ASU Studies
Ultraviolet Sanitization Kit for Masks, Wallets,
Keys and Glasses
North Carolina Meat and Poultry Industry has
Major COVID Problem
Social Distancing is not a Safe Solution
Eaton Pursuing Face Shield Supply - First with
3D Printing and Later Injection Molding
Eaton Touchless Tool Reduces Virus Spread
Eaton Provides Power Equipment for Expanded
Triage Capability
Eaton Provides Power Equipment to New Hospitals
in Wuhan
N95 Masks will Remove Coronavirus Particles
Parker Hannifin Offers Range of Filters for HVAC
Parker Hannifin has Multiple Media for Face
Masks
IDEX Provides Dosing Pumps, Clamps, Degassers
and Other Products to Hospitals
Masks are More Important Than Social Distancing
Because of Airborne Aerosols
Chinese Melt Blown and Mask Capacity Reduced as
Low Quality Producers Eliminated
Saharan Dust will Interact with COVID Next Week
in Florida
French Agency Certifies Mogul's Madaline Fabric
for Facemask Use
New Medical Gown to Meet COVID Needs Produced by
Cha Group
Precision Fabrics Group Provides Fabric for
Reusable Medical Gowns
Public Health Guidelines are Downplaying the
Role that Building Systems Should Play
Comfort First Provides Filters with
Anti-Microbial Coatings
WIX®
Filters Supplies Cabin Air Filters with Anti-Microbials
Big Need for Negative Pressure Rooms in
Hospitals
Under Armour has Mask for Athletes
Foot Sanitizer Provides Major Reduction in COVID
Transmission
PFNonwovens is a Major European Media Supplier
Fiberweb is Part of Berry Global
Fiberweb (India) is a Separate Company
Masks very Effective According to British Study
Milwaukee County Requires Wearing of
Face Masks in County Facilities
North Carolina Implements Mask Regulations
WHO Recommends Three Layer Masks
Meltblown Media Prices Fall in China
Lydall Makes Masks
for First Responders
Pure Living Provides Melt
Blown Fabric Production Machines
Lear Corporation Making 500,000 Masks per Week.
Overview
June 10 Face Mask News
Membrane Mask with Silver Being Developed by UK
TTG has Membrane Media for Face Masks with a
Number of Claimed Advantages
Transparent Mask Developed by Swiss
Mask Policy Review
Should We Rethink our Whole Mask Policy?
Should task # 1 be to protect individuals
rather than keep them from being spreaders?
Virus Factors
Mask Factors
Wearer factors
Environment
Facemask Performance Articles in Previous Alerts
Silicon Based Membrane for Masks has Efficiency
and Other Advantages
Fibre Extrusion Technology Says There May Be
Better Answers Than Polypropylene for Meltblowns
NXTNano has Nanofiber Media Available for Face
Masks
Tustar Teams with Neatrition to Introduce High
Efficiency Masks to the U.S. Market
Sciessent Antimicrobial Used in Hanesbrands
Masks
Teho Filter Using Ahlstrom Media for N88 Masks
in Finland
Russian Scientists Develop Nanofibers for Masks
O2 Nano Mask is Low Pressure Drop, Efficient and
Reusable
Cambridge has an Efficient and Comfortable Mask
but with Valve
Masks are Part of a Combined Program to Reduce
the Odds to Near Zero
Airplanes are Relatively Safe with the Following
Guidelines
Midwest Textiles, Hollingsworth & Vose Partner
to Develop Homemade Facemask Kit
Bondex Ramps up Production of Material for PPE &
N95 Facemasks
Ultra-Pure PM 0.1 Mask Filter from Asiatic Fiber
Corporation
Ahlstrom -Munksio Media Being Used by French
Mask Makers
Ava Breathe has Unique Mask Design
High Fashion Mask is Available from Lumen
Couture
Website Dedicated to Analyzing Mask
Decontamination Options
N95 Masks Much Safer than Medical Masks for
Wearers
Avantor in Unique Position To Supply Products to
Mitigate the Coronavirus
Upscale KN95 Masks Available
Do we Need Masks with Valves for Certain People
and Certain Situations?
Chinese N95 Masks Shipped to Massachusetts did
not Meet Requirements
Alpha Pro Tech Expands Production of Face Masks
Masks with Valves have Advantages but Design and
Maintenance are a Challenge
ExxonMobil has New Filtration Fabric and Mask
Design
Spectrashield Meets Efficiency Requirements
Berry Global has New Material for Surgical Masks
NC State Develops Two Polymer Spunbond for Masks
Which Can Be Sewn and is Washable
Hospital Using MSA Respirators With Replaceable
Cartridge
MSA Has a Range of Respirator Designs Available
to Protect Hospital Personnel
Sindat Now Producing Efficient Masks with
Replaceable Membrane
Cummins and Dupont are Working Together to Help
Address the Current Shortage of N95 Masks
U.S Army Research on Face Mask Media will be
Helpful
Fibertex Non Wovens has New HEPA Filter Media
for Filters and Respirators
Alternative coverstock media from
Ahlstrom-Munskjo
Social Distancing Alternative with Low Risk and
Modest Cost for Coronavirus Mitigation
The Mask Market Could Soar From a Few Billion
Per Year to Hundreds of Billions
Superior Felt and Filtration has Both Meltblown
and Needle Punched Media for Masks
SWM supplies Melt Blown Media and Film for
Surface Layer
BRIDG Offers Cleanroom
Space for Suppliers of COVID PPE and Supplies
Twelfth Sinopec Meltblown Line
Commissioned
Irema Sold Out On Masks
Until October
Hair Salons
in California Reopen with Air Purifiers and
Masks
Electrocorp Supplies Air Filters for Police
Evidence Rooms and Crime Scenes
WHO Tries to Clear Up Views on Ways Infection is
Transmitted
Anti-Microbial Coating Could be
Effective for Ninety Days
Should We Invest in HEPA Filters and Efficient
Masks for the Public?
Mettler Toledo Thornton, Online Measurement of
Bioburden in Purified Water
More Study Needed About Virus Transmission
Through Water
Nevada Using Virus Monitoring in Sewage to
Evaluate COVID Spread
Syracuse University will Test Sewage from Each
Residence for COVID
Could Viruses in the Surf be Aerosolized
and Cause Problems?
Oerlikon Nonwoven Ramps up its Production of the
Meltblown Systems
Mogul is a Key Supplier of Meltblown and
SMS Fabrics Globally
PolyMirae is Leading Resin Supplier for Masks
TSL will Supply 1 million Face Masks per year in
UK
WHO Finally Endorses Masks for Public
Residential Buildings Moving Forward with HEPA
Filters and Other COVID Mitigation Technologies
Contacts with Hospital Personnel Supplied in
Excel Chart
More on Precipitators for Virus Capture
Johns Manville Producing Gown and Face Mask
Media for COVID Mitigation
Facemask
Line Capable
of
Producing Up
to
One Million
Disposable Surgical Masks
per day with a
Lower-Cost Design
A Rapid One-Step Test for COVID-19:
Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Test
Mettler Toledo Rainin Striving to Assure
Stable Supply of Research Supplies and
Calibration Services
Mask Policy Webinar June 18
HEPA Filters for Indian Government Buildings
CDC Recommends HEPA Filters to Capture Viruses
in Buildings
Disinfection Tunnel for Sports Stadiums
IQAir Makes Case for Room Purifiers for Both
COVID and Air Pollution
Magneto Cleantech is Getting Good Press Coverage
in India but We Need More Details
Washington University Researcher Finds That
Only 1 microgram per cubic meter Increase in PM
2.5 is Associated with a 15%
Increased COVID Death Rate
Photoionizer Based Electrostatic Precipitator
Has High Particle Removal Plus Inactivates
Viruses
Efficiency of Face Masks Also Being Investigated
by Washington University Researchers
Lifetime of Airborne Viruses Being Determined
Covalon
Technologies Anti-Microbial can be Applied to
Skin
Bentley
Systems Software to Help Facilities Managers
with Social Distancing
Connnect 2 Cleanrooms has COVID Advice for
Laboratories and R&D Facilities
The World is One Large Coronavirus Cleanroom
Market
How Long Does the COVID Remain a Threat on
Surfaces?
Study on Hamsters Confirms Efficacy of Face
Masks
Contec Expands Supply of Sporicidin
Disinfectant
Silicon Based Membrane for Masks has Efficiency
and Other Advantages
Black & Veatch Develops Boarding Pass to Screen
Employees for COVID Aspects
Short-waved UVC Irradiation is Highly Effective
for Inactivating SARS-CoV-2 Viruses
Antimicrobial Door Handle Cover Available from
Teknomek
Cherwell
Laboratories Optimistic About Viable Air
Monitors
Redditch Medical
has New Hand Hygiene Product
Sweden With No Lockdown Has Had Too Many Deaths
230,000 Healthcare Workers have Contracted COVID
Fibre Extrusion Technology Says There May Be
Better Answers Than Polypropylene for Meltblowns
Brazil, U.S. Britain and Russia Continue to be
the Leaders in New Cases Partly Because of Low
Mask Use
Research Studies Show Benefits of Social
Distancing and Masks
Star Lanes Polaris has Added Hospital Grade Air
Purifiers as They Prepare to Reopen.
Bar in Nashville Installs Five Air Purifiers
Increase Air Changes in Office Buildings to
Reduce Virus Build Up
Chinese Mask Production Line in Operation in
Tbilisi Georgia
Lydall to Invest in New Meltblown Line
Tustar Teams with Neatrition to Introduce High
Efficiency Masks to the U.S. Market
HEPA Filters and Anti-Microbial Coatings will Make Autos Much Safer
Jofo Nonwovens Acquisition of PFNonwovens
Includes Face Mask Line In Europe
Team at ASU Uses Wastewater to Track Coronavirus
and Single Out an Individual Among Two Million
Schools Reopen with Partitions but What About
Laminar Air Flow and filtration?
Lydall has Multiple COVID Initiatives Including
Long Term Meltblown Contract with Honeywell not
3M
Honeywell has Contract with State of Colorado
More than
25,000 Nursing Home Deaths from COVID
As Florida Reopens Nursing Home Deaths Rise
One Third of 43,000 COVID Deaths in UK were in
Nursing Homes
Room Air Purifiers Being Furnished to at Risk
Homeowners in Clairton PA
UV is One
Option for Dentist Offices
San Francisco Now Requires Masks in Any Public
Place
Lydall has Multiple COVID Initiatives Including
Long Term Meltblown Contract with 3M
Meltblown Price Still High
Europe will Increase Meltblown Production from 17 tons per day in March to 51 tons per day in December
Sciessent Antimicrobial Used in Hanesbrands Masks
Teho Filter Using Ahlstrom Media for N88 Masks in Finland
Automation is a Partial Solution to COVID in
Meat Processing Plants
Some Move Toward Mechanization in the U.S Meat
Industry
Twenty-five High Speed Surgical Mask Lines
Ordered in Italy
AAF Advises Consideration of Membrane ULPA
Rather Than Microfiberglass
Jacob Holm Partnering with Under Armour
Battelle H2O2 System is Now Thought to be Good
for Only Three Mask Uses
Digital Simulation Shows that Six Feet of
Distancing is Not Adequate
Multiple Studies Show that Viruses Travel on Air
Pollution Particles
Airborne Transmission Evidence Found in Wuhan
A Speaker Emits 1 to 50 Virus Particles Per
Second
Individuals Release up to 180,000 Liquid
Aerosols and Billions of Particles per Hour
Reshoring Could be Temporary
Mondi will Build Meltblown Line and Mask Fabrication Facility for 1 Million Masks per Day
Berry Building 400 tpy Meltblown Facility in
South America
Gulsan Group is Adding a 3.2-Meter Meltblown
Line in Turkey
Borealis Producing Meltblowns for Face Masks
Neenah Expanded Melt Blown Capacity in Germany
and is Repurposing Other Machines
South Texas Health Systems Purchases Eighteen
Room Purifiers and Four H2O2 Systems
Virginia will Require Masks in Public Indoor
Places
Path Ahead in Pandemic will be Shaped by Masks,
Doctor Says
Wearing Masks is Being Made Compulsory in
Spain Both Indoors and Out in Public if Social
Distancing is Not Possible
Mask Policies in Other European Countries
150,000 Infections at Nursing Homes in the U.S
Masks, Partitions, and Foot
Sanitizers at Caruso Properties in California
Most Facilities are Increasing Their
Cleaning Programs to Combat COVID
New York Subway Testing UV Disinfection
Battelle H2O2 System for Oklahoma
Altapure Uses Ultrasonic Dispersion in its Mask
Disinfection Systems
Russian Scientists Develop Nanofibers for Masks
O2 Nano Mask is Low Pressure Drop, Efficient and
Reusable
Siemens Corporate Technology China
Develops Intelligent Disinfectant Robot
UVD Robots Used in Patient and Operating Rooms
Xenex Uses UV for High Pathogen Reduction on
Room Surfaces
Mask Policy Review
Should we Rethink our Whole Mask Policy?
Should task # 1 be to protect individuals rather than keep
them from being spreaders?
Mask Webinar on June 18 to Launch Debate on
Protecting Wearer as Well as Those at Risk
Cambridge has an Efficient and Comfortable Mask
but with Valve
Armbrust American Gearing Up to Manufacture
Billions of N95 Masks per Year
Draeger has Long Term Contract to Deliver N95
Masks to HHS
CDC Approves Powered Air Purifying Respirators
IQ Mask Uses HEPA Grade Filtration Media
FEMA Diverts 100,000
Masks Slated for Iowa
Anyone Who Pays
for Bottled Water Will Want a High
Efficiency Mask
Hotels
Installing HEPA Filters, Foot Sanitizers and UV
Disinfection Systems
Dental
Office Installs HEPA Filter in HVAC and Room
Purifiers in Key Areas
Rapid
Coronavirus Test by Abbott Poses Risks
Partitions for Chicken Processing Plants from
Cantrell-Gainco
Restaurants in California are Reopening with Safeguards
A Mask is Not a Mask-Big Difference in
Efficiency and Fit
Hotel Construction Moving Forward
Hotels have a Variety of Safety Measures to Combat COVID
Airborne Virus Particles are Not Dead Just
Dormant
Purchasers of COVID Products at Hospitals Being
Tracked
Hospitals Not Ready For Second Wave of Virus
Don’t
Rely on Vaccines
Air Conditioning in Hot Climates is Likely to be
a Big Transmission Vehicle
W.L. Gore has a Number of Products it is
Developing to Fight COVID
Sentry has a Range of Portable Air Cleaners
ASHRAE Advises that COVID Can Travel Through
HVAC
N80 Masks Should be Worn by Three Billion People
Who are in Public Space Every Day.
Localization of Media Supply
Russian Petrochemical Company and Non Wovens
Manufacturer are Planning Meltblown Expansion
Travel Bubbles for Those Eliminating COVID and
Excluding Those Countries Just Trying to
Suppress It
DuPont Doubling Protective Gown Production
Sterile Glove Use for COVID will Rise Throughout
the World
KCC Looks to Expand Wiper Business to Address
COVID
Full List of Pennsylvania Nursing Homes with
COVID Cases is Available
Pressure on Illinois Meat Processing Plants to
Close
Sanderson Farms in Bryan Texas Becomes a Hot Spot
Markets Shaped by Coronavirus Technology and
Pharmaceutical Solutions
Hawk Environmental Offers Viral Test Kits for
High Traffic Areas in Buildings
Aanika Biosciences has What Could be an
Inexpensive Surface Testing Approach
Businesses can do Their Own Surface Testing
Modern Healthcare Corporation has N-80 Mask
Masks are Part of a Combined Program to
Reduce the Odds to Near Zero
Airplanes are Relatively Safe with the Following
Guidelines
Lots of Masks and Air Purifiers at Morrison
Dental
Auto Manufacturers Add More Air Purification
Capability
COVID Outbreak at German Slaughterhouse
Meltblown Availability Crucial
Techmer
PM Develops Technology to Help Meltblown Fabrics
Maintain Electrical Charge
Midwest Textiles, Hollingsworth & Vose Partner
to Develop Homemade Facemask Kit
Bondex Ramps up Production of Material for PPE &
N95 Facemasks
Fraunhofer ITWM Software Predicts Meltblown
Fiber Matrix
INDA Mobilizing the Non Wovens Suppliers to
Provide more Meltblown Capacity in the U.S
Respirator Masks Media Dominated by 3M in the
U.S
INDA Identifies Eight Companies Interested in
Investing in U.S. Meltblown Production
Meltblown Capacity in the U.S. Up 23 Percent in
2020
European Capacity Small Compared to China
3M will Produce 2
billion Masks per year with 600 million per year
coming from U.S. Plants
INEOS
Built Two New Hand Sanitizer Plants in
the U.S. to Provide Hand Sanitizer to Hospitals
for Free
Tata Chemicals Supplying Disinfectant
Cleamix Oy Supplies H2O2 Decontamination for
Korea Center for Disease Control
Vaisala Analyzer for H2O2, Temperature and
Humidity
Ontex Constructing
80 Million Mask per Year Plant in Belgium
Ultra-Pure PM 0.1 Mask Filter from Asiatic Fiber
Corporation
Orum International has New and Improved
Microbiological Sampler
New Isolation Modules for Healthcare Facilities
Perkins and Will Helps in Analyzing Facility
Capabilities
M+A Architects Helps Hospitals Install
Additional Filtration
HGA Designing Prefabricated Modular Patient
Rooms for Four Facilities
American Institute of Architects Launches
Pandemic Task Force
HDM Global has Anti-Microbial Coatings for
Floors, Furniture and Textiles
Masks for Everyone Who Ventures Outside Each Day
The Coronavirus may Become Endemic like HIV
Berry Installing New Meltblown Line in Berlin
Nursing Homes are Starting to Incorporate HEPA
Filters and Antimicrobial Coatings
UV Light for Jails and Nursing Homes
Washington State Dental Office will Open with
New Air Filters.
Northwestern Professor looking at Chemically
Treated Masks to Destroy Viruses
Ben Gurion University Researching the Potential
for Electrically Charged Graphene
Graphene also being pursued by Hong Kong
Polytechnic
Carbon Nanotubes are Another Option
Masks with Copper Technology Offered by Multiple
Companies
Comfort
Ventilation with Anti-Microbial Coatings can be
Repurposed to Fight COVID
Marley Engineered Products Provides
Anti-Microbial Coated Ventilation Products
Don & Low will Add New Meltblown Line for Face
Masks in UK
Freudenberg Face Masks Made Available This Week
Drylock will Make 100,000 Masks per day in Spain
Kolmi-Hopen one of Four Major Manufacturers of
N95 Masks in France
Ahlstrom -Munksio Media Being Used by French
Mask Makers
Battelle H2O2 Decontamination System Being
Deployed at Sixty Locations
Lehigh University and St
Luke’s Team to Provide UV Mask Decontamination
UV Finding Decontamination Uses on Subways and
Buses
Win the War with Coronavirus Technology
Solutions
Why Paper Menus?
Face Masks are very Important to Combatting
COVID
Respiratory Droplets from Infected Individuals
are a Major Mode of Transmission
If Eighty Percent of the People Wear Masks Most
Deaths will be Prevented
Nursing Homes have Major Needs for Air
Filtration and PPE
AHCA/NCAL has List of PPE Vendors
Room Air Purifier in Nursing Home Main Room is
the Most Critical Location
KLC Kinglandclean Provides Elevator Air
Purifying System with High Efficiency on the
Coronavirus
Ceiling HEPAs as an Alternative or Supplement to
Partitions
Restaurants can Learn from Airlines
Restaurants in Hong Kong Install Partitions and
take Other Measures to Mitigate the Virus
Restaurants in the U.S. Installing Glass
Partitions
Egg & Flour in Bay View Wisconsin also has
Installed Partitions
Goff Supplying Partitions at Restaurants
Thailand Restaurants Installing Plastic
Partitions
OSHA has Guidance for Restaurants to Mitigate
Virus
ASHRAE Advises that HVAC is a Solution not the
Problem
Slovakia is Another Example of the Benefit of
Masks
StartX Creates a Task Force to Accelerate
Development of Coronavirus Mitigation Products
Ava Breathe has Unique Mask Design
Mexico Space Agency Develops a New Respirator
Masks and Technology Solutions Very Important
for Nursing Home Patients
Kastus Anti-Microbial Coating Effective Against Coronavirus
High Fashion Mask is Available from Lumen
Couture
Website Dedicated to Analyzing Mask
Decontamination Options
N95 Masks Much Safer than Medical Masks for Wearers
European Meatpackers have Avoided the High
Infection Rates
Sanderson Farms has Slowed Lines to Minimize
Infection
Cooks Venture says PPE May Have Prevented COVID
Cases
Three Months of Social Distancing Needed for
Meaningful Infection Reduction
Bassaire Provides Containment Rooms and Fan
Filter Units
Avantor in Unique Position To Supply Products to
Mitigate the Coronavirus
Upscale KN95 Masks Available
10,000 COVID Cases in the Meat Packing Industry
FDA Withdraws Approval of Sixty Chinese Mask
Designs
Poor Ventilation Rather Than Momentary Contact
is the Bigger Threat
McIlvaine Provides a Coronavirus Solution Bridge
Between Suppliers and the Food Processing
Industry
New Coronavirus Strain Creates Challenges
Do we Need Masks with Valves for Certain People
and Certain Situations?
Filtration Webinar on May 5 also Provides
Coronavirus Insights
Signature Health Care is Using UV to Sterilize
Masks
Turkey has the best EU ICU Capacity at 40 beds
per 100,000 People
Pressure Sensors are Important to Keeping Rooms
Isolated
CWS Provides Guidance on Coronavirus for
Cleanroom Operators
Should Cleanroom Operators Treat Coronavirus as
Part of a Box Within a Box?
Cigarette Smoke is Similar in Particle Size to
Some of the Coronavirus Aerosols
Modify Restaurants and Subways as if you are
Protecting Against Cigarette Smoke
China is Expanding Meltblown Capacity Rapidly
but with Difficulty Controlling Quality
Cloth Masks do not Protect Wearer or Others
Restaurant Air Flow has to be Redesigned
to Allow Them to Open Safely
Laminar Flow Not Partitions and Masks Not 6 ft
Distance are the New Recommendations
Many Opportunities in the U.S.
Kruger FFU for Hospital Isolation
Puracore Containment Modules Available for Quick
Shipment to Any Part of the World
PMS Supplies Both Viable and Nonviable Particle
Counters
Chinese N95 Masks Shipped to Massachusetts did
not Meet Requirements
Cleanbox Uses UV to Disinfect Masks
Huntair Supplies Floor by Floor Air Handling
Systems
GuangZhou Kelaichuang Purification is an
Exporter of Rooms and Showers
KLC has a Very High Efficiency Isolation Room
with PTFE ULPA Filters
Can a Smoker Transmit Virus in Smoke Particles?
Workers Return to Wisconsin Meat Plant with 85
Positive Cases
116 COVID Cases at Oklahoma Pork Plant
UNMC Provides a Draft Guidance on HVAC and Masks
for Meat Processors
Testing with Sartorius Filters in Singapore
Hospital Shows Virus Deposition in Vents
STARC Systems to Provide Critical Isolation
Rooms
Portafab Supplies Temporary Isolation Rooms
Healthmark Provides Tags, Labels, Trolleys for
Reprocessing N95 Masks but also Cooling
Accessories
Ortner Furnishes Fan Filter Units for Retail
Check Out
Ortner Furnishes Three Way Airlock H2O2
Decontamination System
Partitions Without Laminar Air Flow May Increase
Virus Transmission
Octanorm Supplies Partitions for a Large London
Emergency Hospital
Telstar’s Micro Biosafety Cabinets are Suitable for the Manipulation of Samples with Biological Risk Level 3
HEPA Filtration Systems for Locker Rooms
Amaircare has Air Purifiers Ranging From 20 to
10,000 CFM
CDC Guidance for Meat Packers Does Not Specify
N95 Masks
Air
Purifiers with H2O2 Used by Gliers Goetta
Extreme Microbial Technologies has Three
Stage Air Purifier for Food Plants
A New Plane Seat Design Could be the Future of
Travel Post-Coronavirus
RAYCOP Products' UV Sanitizing Light Kills
Viruses and Bacteria
Virus Particles Less Than 4 Microns Detected in
Air in Isolation Rooms
Sartorius Air Samplers Have Been Used for
Extensive Coronavirus Monitoring
Large
Number of COVID-19 Cases at Nuclear Plant
Construction Site
EverBlock Systems Providing
Temporary Isolation Rooms
Buses In China Transmit Virus Through Air
Conditioning System
Active Virus Filter Captures and Disrupts
Viruses
MAT Providing Filtration and Disinfection
Systems to UK Hospitals
Alpha Pro Tech Expands Production of Face Masks
Connect 2 Cleanrooms Can Supply Cleanrooms for
Ventilator Manufacture
Price Industries Supplies Fan Filter Units for
Temporary Isolation Rooms
AJ Manufacturing Providing FFUs for Isolation
Rooms
Envirco 800 CFM Portable Filtration System for
Patient Isolation
Panel Built Modular Cleanrooms Available Quickly
Panel Built Virus Testing Booths Utilize Glove Boxes for Safety and Comfort
Fully Scalable Modular Containment Units and
Isolation Systems
Sterilucent has Authorization from FDA for H2O2
Sterilization of Masks
Viruses Released to the Air While Doffing PPE
Minimum Dose and Viral Load are Crucial Factors
Reverse Engineer a Semiconductor Cleanroom
Masks with Valves have Advantages but Design and
Maintenance are a Challenge
Coronavirus Detected on Air Pollution Particles
Trump
Orders Meat Processing Plants to Stay
Open
Leprino Foods Shuts Dairy Food Plant Due to
Virus
Air Showers are a Way to Reduce Virus in Locker
Room Areas
Converting Patient Rooms to Negative Pressure
Isolation
Mecart Providing Modular Isolation Rooms to
Hospitals
Puracore COVID -19 Containment Modules
Immediately Available
What Level of Filtration is Necessary?
Air Canada Coronavirus Mitigation Procedures
Aerobiotix Sales of Room Air Purifiers to
Hospitals is Booming
More Evidence of Air Borne Virus Transmission in
a University of Nebraska Study
Noverus Blog Confirms the Dangers of Air Borne
Virus Transmission
Novaerus Air Disinfection Unit Recognized by
Chinese Regulatory Agency
Plasma Treatment of Airborne Viruses is
Effective
Daikin Technology Effective on Viruses
April 23rd
Hospital Masks and Air Filtration Webinar
More Midwest Meat Processors have Coronavirus
Outbreaks
Tyson Foods Plant in Washington Closed
A Range of Mask Filter Media and Designs Should
be Evaluated
Global Protective Gear has Created an Innovative
Fabric and Gown to Help Solve the Current
Isolation Gown Shortage
Chinese Meltblown Capacity Far Exceeds That of
Europe
CMPC will Manufacture Surgical Masks in Chile,
Brazil, Peru and Mexico
Procter & Gamble is Converting Manufacturing
Capacity to Produce Face Masks at
a Dozen Manufacturing Sites Globally
Zuiko Mask Production Line Can Produce 600 Per
Minute
Wisconsin Converters Producing Masks, Wipes and
Gowns
Biax-Fiberfilm Corporation has Expanded Meltblown
Fabric Production for N95 Masks
Johns Manville Plant in Richland, Mississippi,
Started Production of Face Mask Media
Shaoyang Textile Machinery Co Starts Up Sinopec
Melt Blown Line on March 29
Reifenhauser Teams with Vietnamese Producer to
Make Masks
Meltblown Capacity Insights
WHO Says Viruses May be Aerolized After Deposit
on Floors
Safe and Cost Effective Food Processing in the
COVID-19 Era
APC Filtration has New Mask Media
Cummins will Make Respirator Filters At One of
its Diesel Filter Plants
AquiSense Launches UV-C LED Surface Disinfection
System
Axalta Powder Coatings Kill Viruses in Thirty
Minutes
Use the Air Vent Above Each Airline Passenger
and Plastic Curtains to Provide Laminar Downward
HEPA Filter Air Flow
ExxonMobil has New Filtration Fabric and Mask
Design
ExxonMobil is Increasing Isopropyl Alcohol
Production and Also Producing Medical Grade
Sanitizer
Porvair Filtration Group’s Segensworth Division to Supply Fully Assembled Face Shields to the British National Health Service
Copper is a Mitigation Solution
Queensland University Develops Highly Efficient
Nanocellulose Mask Media
Changing Guidelines Relative to PPE Use in Hospitals
More Accurate Temperature Measurement Needed
Danone Closes Wuhan Plant but has High
Production Rates Elsewhere
Restaurant Ventilation Systems Spread Virus
More Coronavirus Outbreaks at Meatpacking Plants
Than Previously Estimated
State Investigating Outbreaks at Meat Processing
Plants in Texas
Five Meat Processing Plants in North Carolina
have 118 Coronavirus Cases
Mountaire has Coronavirus Cases and is Now
Issuing Masks
Midwest Center for Investigative Report has a
Tracking System on All
Meat Processing Plants With COVID 19
Cases
Flight Attendants are Both Victims and
Transmitters of COVID-19
100 American Airlines Flight Attendants have
COVID-19
Safety Steps to Mitigate Coronavirus in Airline
Travel
Bipolar Ionization Cited as a Coronavirus
Mitigation Solution at Airports
Two Crucial Factual Errors Relative to
Coronavirus
Walk in Temperature Sensors Installed at City
Farmers Market
Tyson Foods Purchased More Than 150 Infrared
Walk-Through Temperature Scanners
JBS Closes Third Plant but Reopens One in
Pennsylvania
Kraft Heinz and
Conagra Plants Closed Due to Infected Workers
FBIA Relying on Outdated CDC Face Mask
Recommendations
Interim Guidelines for Non-Health Care Settings
Viroblock Effective Against Coronavirus
Sciessent Antimicrobial in Nextera Mask
Spectrashield Meets Efficiency Requirements
Berry Global has New Material for Surgical Masks
NC State Develops Two Polymer Spunbond for Masks
Which Can Be Sewn and is Washable
Sandler Building a New Non Wovens Line for Mask
Media
Mitsui Chemicals has Expanded Melt Blown
Capacity
Three Layer Wipe is a Good Solution for
Coronavirus Mitigation
Large Non-Woven Demand to Mitigate Virus
More Beef Packing Plant Closures
Automation is One Solution for Virus Mitigation
Tyson Using Walk Through Infrared Body
Temperature Scanners
HEPA Air Filtration and UV Treatment in
Elevators
Battelle H2O2 System Can Decontaminate Masks 20
Times
Several Methods Available for Mask
Decontamination
Are Face Masks the New Condoms?
Hospital Using MSA Respirators With Replaceable
Cartridge
MSA Has a Range of Respirator Designs Available
to Protect Hospital Personnel
Millions
of People in Food Manufacturing and Distribution
will Need COVID Protection
Weld County Health Officials Shut Down the JBS
plant in Colorado but Kentucky Plant Remains in
Operation
China to Build New Meat Processing Plants with
Coronavirus Protection
Billion Dollar Meat Processing Virus Mitigation
Market
Pandemic Impact on the Filter and Mask Market
Ventilation and Filtration Important in
Buildings to Mitigate the Virus Impact
Pork Processing Plant in South Dakota Tries to Cope with 600 COVID Cases
Meat Processing Plants Can Protect Against Virus
and Improve Pork Shelf Life
More Than Five Meat Processing Plants Close
Because of COVID-19
Smithfield is Part of the World’s Largest
International Pork and Meat Processing Company
Top 100 U.S. Based Meat Processing Companies
Employ More Than 500,000 People
Food Processing Plants Need High Efficiency
Filtration and Up to 24 Air Changes per Hour
Extensive Sanitation Programs Employed in Meat
Processing
The HACCP Analysis for Meat Safety can be a
Guide for Virus Control As Well
Cleanrooms for Ready to Eat Foods
Testing Could Cost $30 to $500 Billion
Just 268 Cases and No Deaths in Vietnam Thanks
to Extreme Measures
Japan Now Has Nationwide Lockdown
Remote Monitoring to Make Hospital Beds
Available
Oura Rings Can Be Used to Track Potential Virus
Transmission
Multiple Mask Decontamination Routes Analyzed by
Consortium
Chinese Production of Masks Accelerating Rapidly
Upstream Materials: Non-Woven Fabrics
Robot Measures PM 2.5 and Other Pollutants
Throughout the
Hospital
Foot Sanitizers Can Prevent Virus Spread
Sindat Now Producing Efficient Masks with
Replaceable Membrane
Essity is Targeting 30 Million Masks per Month
Aerosol Transmission is a Mode of Transmission
for COVID-19
Germs Killed by Mask
KAIST Nanofiber Membrane Masks Withstand Twenty
Washings
Repsilon Mask with Nanofibers with Better
Breathability
Nanofibers
Could be the Key Elements for Filter Materials
in Face Masks or Respirators.
HVAC Systems Transmit Virus
Cummins and Dupont are Working Together to Help
Address the Current Shortage of N95 Masks
U.S Army Research on Face Mask Media will be
Helpful
People Should Not Walk/Run/Bike Close Behind
Each Other
FDA approves ASP H2O2 Decontamination Process
Michigan State Decontaminates Masks in Oven
Battelle continues to Deploy H2O2
Decontamination Systems
Cool Clean Uses Dry Cleaning Technique for
Decontamination
More Reusable Isolation Gowns Worn in Europe
Berry is Expanding Meltblown Capacity
Berry Switching to Mask Media at Plants in the
U.S. and China
Unique Process for Nanofiber Production and
Microfiber Process Rates
Fibertex Non-Wovens has New HEPA Filter Media
for Filters and Respirators
New Lockdown in China
Other Asian Countries also have New Outbreaks
Klopman Masks Now Available for €5 in Italy by
Courier
Andritz introduces High-Speed Facemask
Converting Line
Ahlstrom-Munksjö Fabrics Widely Used in
Coronavirus Mitigation
Now Metal Surfaces Can Be Instant Bacteria
Killers, Thanks to New Laser Treatment Technique
Meltblowns and Microfiberglass for Masks Covered
in April 9 CBS News Story
Production Shortages Cited by INDA
Masks Have Been Fashionable for Centuries
Nanofiber Membrane Mask Status in China
A Number of Chinese Companies Expanding Mask
Production
N95 Medical Mask Production in China is 1.7
million/day but Capacity is 25% Higher
Chinese Mask Producers Targeting Overseas Market
Social Distancing Alternative with Low Risk and
Modest Cost for Coronavirus Mitigation
HEPA Filters for Ambulances
Disinfecting Business and Residential Space
HEPA Filters Used with Ventilators in Ambulances
Ambulance Modified for Special Coronavirus
Protection
New Mason County W.V Ambulance includes HEPA
Filters in Both Cab and Patient Area
Ambulance Ventilation Systems Need to be Better
Designed
AAF Provides Filters for the Range of Healthcare
Needs with TCO Diagnostics for Optimum Selection
AAF TCO Analysis Leads to Big Savings for Texas
Hospital
Filtration Group Recommends a TCO Approach to
Virus Protection
Filtration Group NOVAPLEAT Lowers TCO
DAFCO Software Shows the Lower TCO of Its
Filters
How Effective is the Automobile Cabin Air
Filter?
Large-Volume Mobile HEPA Air Filtration System
Air Filtration near a Coronavirus Patient can
Prevent Infection and Even Reinfection
Filtration Group providing Many Products to
Mitigate Coronavirus
Porvair Filtration Group Supplying Multiple
Products to Mitigate Virus
3M Working on Decontamination Methods
The U.S. Forcing 3M to Ship Masks from Offshore
Plants to the U.S.
The Mask Market Could Soar from a few billion
per year to hundreds of billions
Studies Document the Air Transmission of the
Virus
Halyard Proposal for Mask Making Equipment
Anticipating a Pandemic Rejected in 2018
More than 40 Designs of Facemask Available from
Halyard
H&M Making N95 Masks through Chinese Plant
Honeywell to Produce 20 million N95 Masks per
month in the Phoenix and RI Plants
3M Targeting 2 billion N95 Masks per Year by
Early 2021.
Keeping Score on Medical and N95 Mask Production
Shortage of Meltblown Fabric for Face Masks
Sinopec can Make 5 million N95 Masks per day
UV and ClO2 are Both Good Decontamination
Technologies for Masks
H2O2 and Steam are Most Promising
Decontamination Technologies
Anti-microbial Fiber from Purafil
A Common Metric to Make Coronavirus Decisions
Coronavirus Mask Reuse Webinar April 2 YouTube
Facemasks for COVID-19 Protection PowerPoint
Presentation
Mask Reuse Panelists
Agenda
Coronavirus Impact on the Filtration Market -
Large or Small?
Innovative Coronavirus Mitigation Technology Can
Improve Conditions Immediately
Overview
Demand is Greater than Supply
WHO Analyzes Mask Shortage
Shortage of Masks Sparks Controversies Among
Countries
Chinese Mask Supply
Sinopec Moving from Resin to Mask Supplier
Chinese Car Companies become Mask Suppliers
Chinese Supply vs Demand
Chinese Melt Blown Media Supply and Suppliers
Suppliers and Associations
ASHRAE Guidance on Coronavirus
Johnson Controls and Chinese Hospital
Medline encounters Supply Problems
Monadnock has Range of Medical Face Mask Media
Secure Mask Supply Association battles for U.S.
Based Supply Capability
Superior Filter has Both Melt Blown and Needle
Punched Media for Masks
SWM supplies Melt Blown Media and Film for
Surface Layer
Masks and Filters Would Allow Businesses to
Reopen and Create a Huge Market
Proactive Suppliers will find the Most
Profitable Market
Life Quality Costs Need to be Considered by a
Proactive Supplier
Justifying Social Distancing Reduction Now by
Discounting the Future Harm Value of Virus
Prevention Products