Hundreds of thousands of new protective masks are to be manufactured in Sweden

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Published 6 October 2022 at 09.07

Domestic. About 20 years ago, the Swedish production of Protective Mask 90 ceased. In connection with the pandemic, it was decided that it should be resumed. Now the Defense Equipment Agency has signed an agreement that will ensure the production of protective masks within the country's borders.

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Protective mask 90 was delivered to the Armed Forces in the years 1994–1999 and nearly 750,000 copies of the mask have been used by both the Armed Forces and civil authorities.

In connection with the corona pandemic 20 years later, the authorities suddenly realized that the lack of domestic production of protective masks was a problem. Production was therefore resumed just over two years ago.

According to a newly signed agreement, which extends over seven years, production in Sweden of 460,000 face shields is ensured with an option to order a further 225,000 shields.

< p>The face shield is part of the soldier's personal protective equipment and, together with the filter, constitutes what is called Protective Mask 90. ​​In civilian use, different filters are used than those of the Armed Forces.

The new face shields will be able to be equipped with extra glass, such as sun protection and laser protection. Since it is an already existing product that is brought back into production, existing documentation and established maintenance methods can be used.