Valmy SAS
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Valmy SAS is a French manufacturer of personal protective equipment, based near Lyon, France.[1][2] Its products include surgical masks and disposable hygiene equipment.[3] It is a subsidiary of Segetex.[2]
In 2020, the company was involved in a controversy regarding the supply of protective masks to the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bradsher, Keith; Alderman, Liz (2020-03-13). "The World Needs Masks. China Makes Them, but Has Been Hoarding Them". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ a b Davies, Harry; Garside, Juliette (2020-07-20). "Revealed: NHS denied PPE at height of Covid-19 as supplier prioritised China". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Michaud, Cyril (2020-03-03). "Coronavirus : une entreprise de la Loire croule sous les commandes de masques". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Thompson, Ryan (2020-03-06). "Losing face: French mask maker scraps NHS order amid COVID-19 shortage". euronews. Retrieved 2020-07-21.