The masks could include N95 or medical-grade materials and cover the full area behind a typical helmet face guard.

“Never let a serious crisis go to waste,” Rahm Emanuel famously said about the Great Recession while serving in the Obama administration. We are dealing with a different crisis today, but the sentiment is equally relevant, as companies reconsider their supply-chain strategies.

Frost & Sullivan recently hosted a webinar on how the pandemic has changed the outlook for the almost $60-billion personal protective equipment (PPE) industry. As always, there will be winners and losers within the sector, which includes such major players as 3M, DuPont, and Moldex.

Plastic is not toxic. It prevents food wastage. It has a smaller carbon footprint than other materials. And now, more than ever, its sanitary and health benefits are in sharp relief. Let’s debate on the basis of science instead of emotions, OK?