Honeywell establishes N95 mask production in India

BENGALURU: Honeywell announced today it has begun production of up to 2 million disposable face masks monthly at its Fulgaon manufacturing facility in Pune, India.

The masks will be supplied to frontline healthcare workers, emergency responders, and government organizations as part of the efforts to combat Covid-19 in India.

The masks are designed in alignment with the India Bureau of Indian Standards and U.S. National Institute or Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) standards.

“As a manufacturing quality personal protective equipment, Honeywell is proud to manufacture face masks to protect frontline healthcare workers in their fight against the global pandemic,” said Akshay Bellare, president, Honeywell India.

He further added, “We are committed to India’s mission to be a self-reliant nation and bring our technical capabilities to support frontline workers in their efforts to help those in need.”

“Honeywell’s initiative to commence production of N95 respirators at its Pune facility is a major step towards supporting the country in this fight against Covid-19,” said Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).

“We encourage the industry to promote domestic manufacturing of masks in making India's healthcare ecosystem self-reliant. With companies and citizens joining hands, we will be able to win the war against Covid-19” he added.
Honeywell is leveraging its existing integrated supply chain and local manufacturing expertise to produce personal protective equipment.

The company has announced new mask production at multiple facilities globally, The production expansion will support additional Indian businesses that are part of the supply chain, including industrial equipment providers and raw materials suppliers from the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector.