ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 11 (UPI) --The Canadian subsidiary of 3M is to produce new lightweight filter canisters for U.S. Army's M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask and M51 Combat Vehicle Mask. The ...

Responding to concerns over the repeat use of disposable respirators, Maplewood manufacturer 3M Co. said it may be acceptable to use vaporized hydrogen peroxide systems to decontaminate used N95 masks ...

As governments around the world struggle to build up a supply of N95 masks for healthcare workers—navigating price gouging, counterfeit respirators, scammers, and fierce competition from other ...

3M Co. said Tuesday it will boost U.S. production of its N95 respirator masks to 50 million per month by June, the latest ramp-up in manufacturing of one of the most important pieces of COVID-19 ...

FILE - In this March 5, 2020, file photo, Dr. Deborah Birx, Ambassador and White House coronavirus response coordinator, holds a 3M N95 mask as she and Vice President Mike Pence visit 3M headquarters ...

3M Co. reported a 5.8% increase in profit for the second quarter, fueled partly by stronger sales of respiratory face masks and water-filtration products in China and other developing countries where ...

Engine maker Cummins Inc. CMI is shifting some production capacity to make filters for a product the 3M Company MMM sells in the fight against the coronavirus. Cummins said it had reached agreement ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.—3M is working to solve a shortage of its N95 medical masks, which are in desperately short supply amid the COVID-19 crisis. "3M is committed to combating price gouging, fraud and ...

Health experts agree that N95 face masks offer the best protection from airborne particles that could spread COVID-19. Multi-layered face masks also are better than a single layer. Across the globe ...