Washington
The Biden
Administration has given a contract for $6.5 million to U.S. Cotton LLC, which
is the largest manufacturer of cotton swabs in the USA.
This contract is awarded so that the
domestic production capability for polyester tipped swabs can be increased.
These swabs will be used for home testing kits and mass testing applications to
fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to U.S. Cotton, based in
Cleveland, Ohio, the company is going to increase its production capacity of
polyester swab tips by May 2022 to support domestic COVID-19 testing. the
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funded the DOD contract award so that it can
support the domestic industry base expansion for critical medical resources.
According to John Nims, President, U.S.
Cotton, the company is proud to be a part of a national effort so that it can
help use these testing kits swabs for the American people. These
swabs are designed in such a way that they can make it easier for the people at
home to conduct coronavirus tests.
Source – Textile World
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