WASHINGTON – A coalition of trade associations and other organisations within the USA’s textile and apparel sectors have called on the country’s administration to implement new measures that better protect domestic manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE).
As many as 21 industry bodies, including INDA: Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry, the Alliance for American Manufacturing and the US Industrial Fabrics Institute, have backed a letter to the US government which proposes an overhaul to how the country procures PPE and finances its domestic supply chain in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Creating and maintaining domestic supply chains capable of producing PPE and key medical supplies in sufficient quantities to meet a national health emergency is of paramount concern for every citizen of this country,” the letter says.
