Chinese Carmaker BYD’s Push Into Masks Boosted by U.S. Approval
- Berkshire-backed BYD allowed to supply masks to California
- California awarded BYD an almost $1 billion contract in April
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Chinese carmaker BYD Co. won regulatory approval to sell face masks to California, a boon for the Warren Buffett-backed company that expanded into protective gear as the coronavirus pandemic weighed on electric-vehicle demand.
The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health gave a green light to BYD’s N95 respiratory masks, California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement Monday. The certification clears the way for California to start receiving millions of masks from BYD, which the state will distribute to health-care workers and those identified as requiring one. BYD was denied an initial approval in May.