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CULLMAN, Ala., March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — HomTex, an Alabama-based, minority-certified textile manufacturer announced today that it received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its Level 1 Surgical masks, greenlighting their entry into the US government and medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) markets. HomTex manufactures 3-ply disposable masks and reusable cloth masks, which it supplies to the US Capitol, and soon will produce NIOSH N-95 masks in a new plant in Selma, Alabama. HomTex is now positioned to have the largest capacity in the US to produce 100 percent made-in-America masks with facilities in Cullman and Mobile, Alabama; Tennessee; South Carolina; and North Carolina.
Jerry Wootten, CEO of HomTex, said “When I say made in America, I mean every component sourced in the US and made in the US. We believe that ramping up domestic manufacturing of PPE products is a national imperative from a safety, economic, and national security perspective, and HomTex is proud to meet that challenge.”
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Undergoing numerous mergers, name changes, and expansions throughout the state, the company known as Spire since 2017 has served the state of Alabama for over 170 years. Spire is a
Member Spotlight On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 5376 (commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 or IRA)—the budget reconciliation legislation that includes