- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Cummins Continues Commitment To Support Black-Owned Businesses by Selling Mask Operation to Logistics and Supply Company https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/378386?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/378386?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/378386?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Cummins Continues Commitment To Support Black-Owned Businesses by Selling Mask Operation to Logistics and Supply Company&body=ESG News from Cummins Inc https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/378386?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Diversity & Inclusion](/CSR-News/diversity-inclusion) # Cummins Continues Commitment To Support Black-Owned Businesses by Selling Mask Operation to Logistics and Supply Company May 24, 2022 10:05 AM ET ![](/sites/default/files/videos/thumbnails/977046/thumbnail-977046_0000.png) ▶ Video ![Cummins mask operation](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/51622Masks_CEP_Cummins_2022.png "Cummins’ mask making equipment located inside the Columbus Engine Plant (U.S.) has been sold to Team Cruiser, a Black-owned company in Indianapolis (U.S.).") ![Masks being created on a conveyer belt ready to be packed and distributed.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Masks_Cummins_2022.jpg "Masks are ready to be packed and distributed. ") ![The masks include Cummins’ filtration technology. ](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Masks_Cummins_2022_2.jpg "The masks include Cummins’ filtration technology. ") ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/videos/thumbnails/977046/thumbnail-977046_0000.png?h=7a6e80fd) ![Cummins mask operation](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/51622Masks_CEP_Cummins_2022.png?h=fea8a283 "Cummins’ mask making equipment located inside the Columbus Engine Plant (U.S.) has been sold to Team Cruiser, a Black-owned company in Indianapolis (U.S.).") ![Masks being created on a conveyer belt ready to be packed and distributed.](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Masks_Cummins_2022.jpg?h=29234840 "Masks are ready to be packed and distributed. ") ![The masks include Cummins’ filtration technology. ](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/public/images/Masks_Cummins_2022_2.jpg?h=749e6fc9 "The masks include Cummins’ filtration technology. ") [Cummins](https://www.cummins.com/news/2022/05/06/sale-mask-operation-advances-cummins-goal-creating-sustainable-black-owned) Before there was a vaccine, the only protection against the spread of COVID-19 was a mask, and Cummins Inc. used its filter technology to produce 146 metric tons of filtration media for mask manufacturers around the world in 2020. Shortly after producing the filtration media, the company began making masks for its own employees. In fact, there have been over 10 million masks produced for Cummins employees companywide. Now the company is using its U.S.- based mask-making operation to partner with a minority-owned business that wants to expand. The equipment used to make masks at the Columbus Engine Plant in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), has been sold to a Black businessman in nearby Indianapolis, who plans on creating a disability-friendly employer producing masks beyond the immediate response to the pandemic. “This sale created a new Black American manufacturer,” said Helena Hutton, Senior Director of Cummins’ Center of Excellence for Supplier Inclusion in Strategic Purchasing. “It illustrates Cummins’ commitment to partner with diverse-owned companies and contribute to generational wealth-building with business leaders of color. I am proud to be part of a company that makes deals like this one happen.” Christopher Barney, the owner of Team Cruiser, a logistics and supply company that has worked with Cummins in the past, hopes to offer masks for sale to the public later this year. Priscila Mendes, Vice President of Purchasing, Supply Chain Management said, “This is a chance for Cummins to help build stronger communities where it does business and live the company’s value of diversity and inclusion for all business owners.” [![Cummins Logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/Cummins_Inc._Logo.png)](/profiles/cummins-inc) ### More from Cummins Inc ###### [Why Becoming a Field Service Technician Is a Smart Career Choice](/news/why-becoming-field-service-technician-smart-career-choice) Feb 3, 2026 8:15 AM ET ###### [Cummins Planned Equipment Maintenance and the Push to Destination Zero](/news/cummins-planned-equipment-maintenance-and-push-destination-zero) Jan 29, 2026 8:05 AM ET ###### [Driven by Curiosity, Powered by Purpose: Derrick O.’s Journey at Cummins](/news/driven-curiosity-powered-purpose-derrick-os-journey-cummins) Jan 27, 2026 8:05 AM ET ###### [Career as a Power Generation Technician: What To Expect and How To Get Started](/news/career-power-generation-technician-what-expect-and-how-get-started) Jan 22, 2026 9:05 AM ET ###### [Cummins Secures $2.1 Million from The Centralia Coal Transition Grants Energy Technology Fund to Advance Hybrid Haul Truck Technology and Drive Decarbonization in Mining](/news/cummins-secures-21-million-centralia-coal-transition-grants-energy-technology-fund-advance) Jan 21, 2026 9:05 AM ET ###### [Watch Now: Cummins Expert Discusses BESS and Innovations Shaping Microgrid Future.](/news/watch-now-cummins-expert-discusses-bess-and-innovations-shaping-microgrid-future) Oct 1, 2025 9:30 AM ET ###### [“I Can See My Work Come to Life”: Collins N. on Making an Impact at Cummins Inc.](/news/i-can-see-my-work-come-life-collins-n-making-impact-cummins-inc) Sep 29, 2025 11:00 AM ET ###### [Watch Now: Key Tips for Understanding Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)](/news/watch-now-key-tips-understanding-battery-energy-storage-systems-bess) Sep 26, 2025 9:00 AM ET