3M expects to sell fewer Covid-19 masks this year


US manufacturer 3M forecasts a 'decline in Covid-related respirator demand' which it said will weigh on overall sales growth and also dampen earnings. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 15, 2022. 

AFTER seeing sales of medical masks soar during the Covid-19 pandemic, US manufacturer 3M warned yesterday that demand is expected to slow sharply this year.

The warning echoes that of other companies like vaccine-maker Pfizer and the CVS drugstore chain that have said pandemic-related sales are likely to soften.


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