DuPont Sells Tyvek Fabric to Other Clothing Makers to Boost Gown Supply
15 April 2020 - 7:36PM
Dow Jones News
By Austen Hufford
DuPont de Nemours Inc. said it is selling protective fabric
directly to clothing manufacturers to increase production of gowns
that workers wear to guard against infection from coronavirus.
DuPont said those manufactures will make about six million gowns
a month in addition to its own production of 25 million garments a
month, up from 16 million before the coronavirus pandemic pushed up
demand for protective gear around the world.
"Demand is far in excess of supply," said John Richard, the head
of DuPont's safety business. "We will be leveraging the capacity of
other companies to increase the availability of Tyvek PPE."
DuPont manufactures the nonwoven fabric under the brand Tyvek at
its facility in Richmond, Va.
Write to Austen Hufford at austen.hufford@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 15, 2020 13:21 ET (17:21 GMT)
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