Prestige Ameritech
HQ US55% share
Largest domestic US surgical-mask/N95 manufacturer; its owner repeatedly warned the government about offshoring mask production before COVID-19.
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Strategic National Stockpile PPE reserves
US federal emergency PPE reserve managed by HHS/ASPR; held only ~13 million N95s at COVID-19 onset vs. estimated 3.5 billion needed; GAO 2024 found coordination failures and unresolved gaps remain; chronic underfunding 2015–2019 ($1M/year for PPE).
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What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on strategic national stockpile ppe reserves somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
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Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
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Who makes it
Supplier companies
3 companies produce strategic national stockpile ppe reserves.
3M Company
HQ US
3M Company (Maplewood MN; NYSE: MMM; ~$23B revenue after Health Care spinoff; ~$35B before) is the dominant US manufacturer of N95 respirators and is vertically integrated into meltblown polypropylene nonwoven production. 3M manufactures its own electret (electrostatically charged) meltblown filtration media at its Arden Hills, MN facility — a rare example of vertical integration in nonwovens. 3M's N95 respirators (1860, 8210, 8110S) use proprietary Filtrete electret media. During COVID-19, 3M doubled N95 production to ~2 billion respirators/year (from ~1B) but could not scale meltblown capacity fast enough to meet demand — the Arden Hills facility was the binding constraint. 3M also sells Filtrete HVAC filter media (MERV 11-13) made from the same meltblown technology, generating ~$700M/year in home filtration revenue alongside its respirator business.
Honeywell Safety Products(HON)
HQ US
Manufacturer of Morning Pride firefighter turnout gear (Dayton OH), SCBA regulators, and fire safety systems. Honeywell acquired Morning Pride as part of its broader safety products portfolio. Morning Pride is one of the two largest turnout gear manufacturers alongside Globe (MSA Safety).