The group has secured 10 million masks from a Chinese distributor, which will be arriving in France over the next few days, according to a release. There will be seven million surgical masks and three million FFP2 masks, which are more robust mainly used in construction. LVMH will continue to repeat the order in similar quantities for the next four weeks. The move will cost LVMH nearly $6 million.
Last week, LVMH was one of the first beauty companies to announce that it would pivot production from fragrance to hand santizer to help in the fight against COVID-19