Mask company battles supply and demand dynamic

Running a mask manufacturing business isn’t the cinch it was 12 months ago. One company’s path shows the pitfalls — and promise.

  • By Elizabeth Djinis
  • | 8:00 a.m. April 22, 2021
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Mark Wemple. American Surgical Mask Co. was born in the wake of this moment. Co-Founder and Chief Strategic Officer Kalu Watanabe has guided the company through a turbulent first year.
Mark Wemple. American Surgical Mask Co. was born in the wake of this moment. Co-Founder and Chief Strategic Officer Kalu Watanabe has guided the company through a turbulent first year.
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In April 2020, investing in masks seemed like a sure thing. 

Demand was arguably at an all time high — China, for one example, was making some 200 million masks a day.

 

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