As the world leader in Personal Protective Equipment, Sperian Protection China Co., Ltd (formerly known as Bacou-Dalloz (China) Protective Equipment Co., Ltd), announced today that it has donated over one million RMB worth of its newest disposable masks, called SuperOne, to the China Red Cross for immediate use and distribution by rescue workers in the earthquake damaged areas in Sichuan Province.

"We have watched with great concern and sympathy the terrible damage and suffering in Sichuan, "said Asia-Pacific Vice President Francis Allirot, Sperian Protection. "Our hearts go out to the survivors, and we want to do anything we can to help. We' like to extend our strong support to the rescue and medical workers on the frontline. We hope this donation of advanced safety equipment can help the rescue and recovery effort."

The SuperOne mask is a new, advanced mask product launched in 2007, which is certified to NIOSH N95. The total number of masks donated is about 170,000.

Sperian Protection is the world' leader in personal protective equipment (PPE) for industrial and emergency rescue safety. It is the largest international manufacturing group whose core business is the design, production and commercialization of a wide range of PPE, which has been widely applied in emergency rescue and industries such as petroleum, petrochemical, chemical, industrial material, electric power and telecommunication, nuclear industry, general manufacturing, fire control and public safety. It has been devoted to promoting safety awareness in China for years, collaborating with Chinese government on work safety projects, engaged in enacting and revising national PPE standards and participating actively to prevent the spread of epidemic diseases such as SARS and avian flu.