Under the terms of the new deal, 3M will import 166.5 million respirator masks to the U.S. over the next three months. The additional masks will supplement the 35 million masks 3M produces domestically each month, the company said in a statement later Monday night.
The imported masks will primarily come from China starting this month, the statement said.
“The Administration is committed to working to address and remove export and regulatory restrictions to enable this plan,” 3M said.
The company also said it will not stop exporting U.S.-made respirators to Canada and Latin America – a major point of contention with Trump that spilled into public last week.