Honeywell International : Delivers 225 Million N95 and Surgical Masks in December for Health Care and Government Use
January 12, 2021 at 10:02 am EST
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Honeywell (NYSE: HON) achieved a significant milestone by delivering more than 225 million face masks in the month of December to help protect workers in response to the increased demand for respiratory protection products.
Honeywell delivered the N95 respirators and disposable, surgical face masks to multiple locations in the U.S. for health care systems, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, the company shipped millions of masks to state and local governments in support of their response to COVID-19 and for their personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpiles.
'We are honored to play a part in providing much-needed PPE to those workers responding to the pandemic in the U.S.,' said Praveen Reddy, president, Honeywell's Personal Protective Equipment business. 'Honeywell has made significant investments to expand our capacity to produce N95 masks and other respiratory products in the U.S. and globally.'
Honeywell produces a range of respiratory protection products for workers, including NIOSH-certified N95 masks, flat-fold single-use masks and elastomeric half-masks with replaceable cartridges.
By steadily increasing production capacity, the company has the ability to produce hundreds of millions of face masks for health care and other critical needs.
In April, Honeywell rapidly started up new N95 mask production operations at multiple facilities in the U.S. The company was able to begin operations in just five weeks by accelerating a process that could normally take up to nine months. The operations were initially capable of producing 20 million masks per month, and Honeywell has steadily increased capacity throughout the year.
'We are proud of our employees for their hard work to produce, test, package and ship the millions of masks in order to meet this incredible milestone,' said Reddy. 'These masks, produced here in the U.S., can help protect those health care workers, first responders and others who are working tirelessly on the front lines.'
Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions (SPS) provides products, software and connected solutions that improve productivity, workplace safety and asset performance for our customers across the globe. We deliver on this promise through industry-leading mobile devices, software, cloud technology and automation solutions, the broadest range of personal protective equipment and gas detection technology, and custom-engineered sensors, switches and controls.
Honeywell (http://www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable.
Honeywell International Inc. specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of industrial equipment. The group also offers maintenance, technical assistance and engineering services. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- aeronautical equipment (37.2%): engines, navigation hardware and software, propulsion and communication systems, satellite and space components, lighting equipment, wheels, etc. The group also offers turbochargers for motor vehicles;
- performance materials and technologies (31.4%): polymers, fibers, resins, acids, additives, catalysts, sorbents, semiconductor packaging materials, coating materials, etc.;
- building automation and control systems (16.4%): heating and ventilation control systems, fire alarms, thermostats, monitoring systems, etc.;
- security and productivity optimization solutions (15%): personal safety equipment, warning systems, gas detection systems, data collection and thermal printing computer solutions, warehouse and supply chain automation systems, data and production process management solutions, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (57%), Europe (22%) and other (21%).
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 
