# Lear expands mask production capacity at AccuMED facility

Lear Corporation expanded production capacity for protective masks at its AccuMED facility in Mocksville, North Carolina, from three to seven production lines, employing 200 people with total capacity of 25,000 units per day. The company also plans to start production at plants in Mexico and Europe, aiming for global daily capacity of 125,000 masks with about 1,200 workers.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-03-30
- Where: Mocksville, North Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 200
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 25,000 units per day (current); 125,000 units per day (planned global)
- Products: protective face masks, face shields
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Lear Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1874.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lear-adds-production-to-make-protective-face-masks-face-shields-in-development-301031474.html), 2020-03-30: "Lear then added production capacity for masks in less than 72 hours."

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