Lydall Inc is investing in an additional fine fiber meltblown production line at its facility in Rochester, New Hampshire, USA to meet the huge increase in domestic and global demand for specialty filtration media for face masks.

Lydall, Inc. a leading manufacturer of value-added engineered materials and specialty filtration solutions, has announced an investment in an additional fine fibre meltblown asset in response to the exponential increase in domestic and global demand of specialty filtration media for face masks.

Lydall Inc. — a  manufacturer of value-added engineered materials and specialty filtration solutions that promote a cleaner, safer and quieter world — today announced an investment in an additional fine fiber meltblown asset in response to the exponential increase in domestic and global demand of specialty filtration media for face masks.

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Lydall has announced an investment in an additional fine fiber meltblown asset in response to the exponential increase in domestic and global demand of specialty filtration media for face masks.

Manufacturers are racing to crank out the hand sanitizer, masks and clear plastic dividers that are emerging as integral elements for reopening the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Lydall, the global performance materials company that occupies the former Interface Solutions and Armstrong facility in the town of Volney, has had a banner year in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and the facility is looking to continue that momentum and expand in the current year.