# Lydall Performance Materials breaks ground on expansion for N95 mask material lines

Lydall Performance Materials held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion at its Rochester, New Hampshire facility to house two new production lines for N95 mask material. The expansion is supported by a $13.5 million federal contract from the DOD and HHS.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-07-24
- Where: Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
- Value: $13.5M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.7 billion masks per year
- Products: N95 mask material
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [Lydall Performance Materials](https://endata.com/companies/48234.md)

## Sources

- [shaheen.senate.gov](https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/news/press/shaheen-participates-in-lydall-performance-materials-groundbreaking-expansion-to-accommodate-new-lines-to-ramp-up-ppe-material-production), 2020-07-24: "The $13.5 million contract that made this day possible was an award I fought for by working closely with the leadership of Lydall and making it clear to the Department of Defense that this company is up to the task."

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