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ON Semiconductor donates 10,000 masks to help fight coronavirus

Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor Corp. donated 10,000 face masks Thursday morning to kick off the city of Phoenix’s personal protective equipment donation drive for health care workers and first responders. ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) donated 8,.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 26th, 2020

US Coronavirus Fight May Be Hampered By Poor-Quality Masks

Regulators and state officials in the United States have discovered that a large number of imported N95-type masks are falling short of U.S. certification standards, endangering front-line workers fighting the pandemic. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaMay 4th, 2020

The US needs masks to fight coronavirus, but supplies from China fell as demand rose

Just as medical workers need face masks more than ever to fight coronavirus, impor.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 9th, 2020

Chanel"s factories are making face masks, LVMH is producing sanitizer, and Bulgari is funding coronavirus research. Here"s how the luxury retail world is aiding the fight against the global pandemic.

Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Luxury retail sales are being hit hard by the c.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 8th, 2020

Alibaba billionaire and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai donates millions of supplies to New York

Joe Tsai, the billionaire co-founder of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, and his wife Clara Wu Tsai, have donated 2.6 million masks, 170,000 goggles and 2000 ventilators to New York — the US epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 5th, 2020

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to stop export of masks

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an order directing his administration to stop N-95 face masks and other personal protective equipment needed in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic from being exported to other countries......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 3rd, 2020

3M warns against Trump"s order to limit face mask exports

3M Co said on Friday it would make more face masks for the United States to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but warned of the "humanitarian implications" of limiting supply to other countries as President Donald Trump directed......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 3rd, 2020

The Wall Street Journal: 3M CEO says demand for N95 masks exceeds capacity as Trump invokes Defense Production Act

American manufacturers say it will be months before they meet demand for high-quality masks, part of a broader breakdown in the effort to supply enough protective gear and lifesaving equipment to fight the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 3rd, 2020

Retail sector companies turn to masks, gloves in coronavirus fight

Major U.S. retail sector companies on Thursday moved to allay health and safety concerns of staff working at warehouses and stores through the coronavirus pandemic by promising face masks, gloves and sanitizers......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 2nd, 2020

Home Depot executes "stop-sale" order for N95 masks, donates them to health care workers during coronavirus

Home Depot said it has halted all sales of N95 masks at its stores and website and "redirected" the respirators to be donated to h.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 1st, 2020

Furniture giant IKEA making masks to help fight coronavirus

Furniture giant IKEA is producing face masks and other protective gear for hospitals, joining a growing list of companies branching out of their normal business areas to help meet equipment shortages in the fight against coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 31st, 2020

The calculations, concerns and crisis of finding masks and gowns

The lack of supplies has become a running commentary, along with news of the infection spread, in the ongoing fight against coronavirus. An inside look locally shows hospitals and their staff in fren.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 29th, 2020

Factbox: Carmakers churn out machines, masks to help fight coronavirus

Auto companies and suppliers around the worl.....»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 27th, 2020

Boat sailmaker pivots to make masks to fight coronavirus

A sailmaker in Maine has turned their sewing machines to a new task: making masks for caregivers who need protection from coro.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMar 27th, 2020

Coronavirus notebook: Clothing retailer now makes masks; Frisch"s donates gloves

A roundup of coronavirus news across the Tri-State for March 26: 'ESSENTIAL' QUESTIONS: Ohio and Kentucky governors have issued orders closing in-person nonessential businesses. There seems to be some gray areas of "essential." A number of people ha.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 26th, 2020

Apple is donating 10 million protective face masks to help fight the coronavirus pandemic (AAPL)

Getty/Stephen Lam Apple is donating 10 million protective face masks to COVID-19 relief efforts in the US, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Twitter on Wednesday. The company is also.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 25th, 2020

Kia Motors may make face masks at China factory to fight coronavirus

South Korea's Kia Motors Corp is considering making face masks at its Chinese factory to help battle the spread of the coronavirus, a spokesman said on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 25th, 2020

Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to help fight the coronavirus pandemic (AAPL)

Getty/Stephen Lam Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to COVID-19 relief efforts in the US, the Vice President Mike Pence said in a press briefing on Tuesday. The vice president said he and President Trump recently spoke with .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 24th, 2020

Fiat Chrysler to make face masks for North America

Italian-U.S. car giant Fiat Chrysler has confirmed plans to produce a million face masks a month and said it will distribute them to emergency services in North America to help the fight against coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 24th, 2020

Fiat Chrysler to produce face masks to help fight coronavirus pandemic

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallMar 23rd, 2020

Tech billionaires including Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg promised 18 million masks to fight COVID-19

Reuters/Nicholas Pfosi As the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the globe, tech billionaires are promising to donate critical medic.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 23rd, 2020