{"id":454961,"date":"2021-03-10T11:03:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=454961"},"modified":"2021-03-10T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:03:12","slug":"shawmut-corporation-the-fallon-company-announce-availability-of-innovative-us-made-n95-masks-and-multi-year-distribution-contract-with-thermo-fisher-scientific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/shawmut-corporation-the-fallon-company-announce-availability-of-innovative-us-made-n95-masks-and-multi-year-distribution-contract-with-thermo-fisher-scientific\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawmut Corporation & The Fallon Company Announce Availability of Innovative, US-Made N95 Masks and Multi-Year Distribution Contract with Thermo Fisher Scientific"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Mass. Governor Baker, Lt. Governor Polito visit new MA-based manufacturing site where N95 mask production is expected to top 10MM per month<\/em>
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WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass., March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Shawmut Corporation, together with its primary N95 mask production investor, The Fallon Company, announced the launch of its NIOSH-approved Protex\u2122<\/sup> N95 mask with the patent-pending Protex\u2122 ADC\u2122 all-day-comfort system for prolonged use. Production lines are now operating, with a goal of creating up to 10 million masks per month by year-end to meet continued demand for domestically produced PPE. The company also announced a multi-year distribution contract for its N95 masks with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. representing one of many early orders for the Protex\u2122<\/sup> N95 particulate respirator.<\/p>\n

Shawmut\u2019s new domestic N95 manufacturing operation is based at the company\u2019s West Bridgewater, Mass. headquarters and was created through a purpose-driven partnership with The Fallon Company and supported by a grant from Massachusetts\u2019s Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (MERT), a program created to support in-state manufacturing of critical PPE items, including N95 masks, protective gowns, hand sanitizer, and ventilators. The new manufacturing facility, which went from concept to production in six months, is expected to create as many as 300 new jobs in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we continue to navigate the pandemic, ensuring a robust local supply of masks and other personal protective equipment will be critical to our ability to defeat the virus and work toward recovery,\u201d\u00a0said Governor Charlie Baker.<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cOur administration was proud to stand up the MERT Program to help manufacturers pivot their operations to produce key materials in response to COVID-19, and we look forward to continuing to work\u00a0with innovative companies like Shawmut Corporation and The Fallon Company to keep residents safe and strengthen our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MERT Program is an important part of our administration’s\u00a0response to COVID-19, helping local companies produce millions of pieces of personal protective equipment right here in\u00a0Massachusetts,\u201d said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWe are grateful to Shawmut Corporation, The Fallon Company and all MERT participants for their partnership to stand up a strong supply chain of PPE and other\u00a0materials in our Commonwealth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has put an incredible strain on the country\u2019s healthcare system, and the overreliance on overseas PPE has led to continued shortages and massive counterfeiting of these critical products,\u201d said majority investor Joseph Fallon, CEO of The Fallon Company<\/strong>. \u201cWe partnered with Shawmut to rapidly bring our vision for Made-in-America PPE to reality and make sure we are never again in a position where we have to worry if we will have enough high-quality, domestically-produced PPE to keep people safe and healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n Shawmut\u2019s CEO James Wyner remarked<\/strong>, \u201cShawmut\u2019s 100+ years of experience in advanced materials manufacturing makes us a natural fit as a long-term domestic PPE manufacturer. It\u2019s an honor to play a role in helping solve the country\u2019s N95 mask shortage. We put our materials innovation expertise to use to create an industry-leading N95 mask that offers superior quality and safety as well as all-day comfort. And because we are manufacturing our masks here in the US, we can continually monitor quality, ship to market faster, and deliver our customers a better product at a competitive price.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of its US-made Protex\u2122<\/sup> N95 initiative, Shawmut retrofitted nearly 70,000 square feet of industrial space to accommodate production. Its N95 facilities include:<\/p>\n