Lydall President & CEO Sara Greenstein Commends Biden Administration and ASTM International for New Face Covering Standards
16 Febbraio 2021 - 9:01PM
ASTM International has introduced new certification standards for
General Barrier Face Coverings, giving the general public greater
awareness and control over the level of protection provided by
cloth face masks. ASTM Level 1 Face Coverings block at least 20% of
particles 0.3 micron and larger (including bacteria and many
viruses), while ASTM Level 2 Face Coverings block at least 50% of
these particles.
In response to these new standards, Sara Greenstein, President
& CEO of Lydall, Inc., provided the following statement:
“Lydall and our team of filtration and materials science experts
were honored to work alongside ASTM International, the CDC, INDA
and our fellow industry colleagues in this joint effort to better
educate consumers about the level of protection face masks provide
against threats like COVID-19. Since the onset of the pandemic,
manufacturers all over the world have stepped up to accelerate
production of personal protective equipment and the materials they
require, but demand still heavily outweighs supply. For that
reason, it remains critically important that we right-size our face
masks for our level of risk – and in order to do that, we must
understand exactly how much protection masks offer. N95 respirators
and surgical masks that contain fine fiber meltblown filtration
media remain the gold standard, but these new standards provide
much-needed guidance for a broader range of more widely available
masks. The message is clear: by buying ASTM-certified and buying
American-made, consumers can have clarity and confidence in the
level of defense their masks deliver against the virus.”
About Lydall, Inc.
Headquartered in Manchester, Connecticut, with global
manufacturing operations, Lydall delivers value-added engineered
materials and specialty filtration solutions that create a cleaner,
safer and quieter world. Leveraging our 150-year history of
technical expertise and innovation, deeply ingrained supplier
relationships and operational agility, Lydall partners with our
customers to develop bespoke, high-performing and efficient
solutions that solve the world’s most pressing challenges. Our
precisely engineered, highly technical products protect people and
places, providing air pollution control, liquid filtration, heat
protection and noise reduction. With “Lydall inside,” our customers
can pass the most rigorous testing and certification processes, and
their end-users can have full confidence in their products.
Lydall is a New York Stock Exchange-listed company. For more
information, visit http://www.lydall.com. Lydall® is a registered
trademark of Lydall, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
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