New Balance has just announced they will being making face masks for the hospital community amidst the coronavirus pandemic. An official statement on New Balance’s website says that it will be using its “expertise and resources to solve new and extraordinary challenges” presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As you are reading this, New Balance is creating face mask prototypes in their USA based manufacturing facility in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
After successful prototypes are created, New Balance hopes to start producing at large scale. In addition to government officials and medical communities, New Balance is also coordinating with “other U.S. consortiums and testing facilities.” View the official New Balance announcement below.