NATIONAL MASK SHORTAGE UPDATE!
NL apparel commits its experience and expertise in sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution to the US government to facilitate upwards of 10M masks per week.
NL along with a partnership with Bella Canvas and other textile manufacturers have developed plans and are executing as fast as possible to manufacturer affordable masks.
At a time when the country should be uniting all it's resources to protect our nurses and doctors on the front lines, there are corporations that are hoarding supplies and attempting to price gouge PPE such as N95 certified mass.
In general, there are two machines located in the US that have the capability to create the material currently used as a filtration barrier. 
3M's factory in China is one such company but others are now gobbling up these materials and putting the manufacturers of the melt-blown fabric under exclusive contracts to protect their identity and eliminate competition to control the pricing.
This is causing masks that once were purchased in volume for less than $1 to skyrocket to 5-7 times that price.
Businesses like Bella Canvas and my own have vowed to produce product at cost and drive prices DOWN to that $1 mark through innovation.
We are testing new materials, chemical additives, and manufacturing processes and are confident we are on the cusp of developing a viable and scalable solution.
What we need is full transparency of who is making/procuring these masks and why they are manipulating the market to drive costs up.
What we need is government intervention to provide immediate funding for companies like Bella Canvas to accelerate testing of new solutions and a reduction of red tape to certify their protective capabilities by the FDA.
NOW IS THE TIME for businesses, universities, federal and state officials to come together and fix a major problem, not a time for select corporations to make billions and stifle the manufacturing of critical supplies needed to protect our citizens.
China is a fascist and tyrannical regime and that is exactly what they are doing.
We are better than that and it's time we showed the world what Patriotism looks like in its truest form.
Author:
CPT Tyler Merritt
CEO Nine Line Apparel
Former Air Mission Commander 160th SOAR
CPT Tyler Merritt
CEO Nine Line Apparel
Former Air Mission Commander 160th SOAR
Can you please let us know what we can do to help your cause? Donations of money? Anything.
Our son is a RN at the University of Michigan children’s hospital and they need our support.
Where are the masks shown on TV?
Wow!
My daughter is an RN and I am fearful for her is well. Is there any way individuals can buy your mask
Thank you so much for your hard work on this! I am a home sewer who has been making cotton masks, but I know what our folks on the front lines of this virus need is real PPE. Bless you & thank you for taking this on, innovating, making effective masks quickly and getting them to those in need.
Tyler,
I am a nurse. I just saw you on Cavuto’s Fox News. I am so glad you are telling the world the truth about the N95. I am seeing healthcare workers getting sick and dying and I believe it is due to using masks that they think they protect them when in fact, they are not. My research found the Covid-19 virus was .125 microns (a little larger than your numbers) and able to go right through the N95 filtering .3 microns. I hope your movement to get a protective mask out to caregivers is successful. Women down here are making cotton re-usable masks for the local hospitals. A comfort measure to the maker at best. I hope your Mom and dad and you stay safe during this historic time.
Teri
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