3M gives kids' respirators to education foundation

US-based manufacturing giant 3M recently donated kids' respirators worth 200,000 yuan ($29,100) to the China Next Generation Education Foundation - after the debut of its newly launched children's respirator in Shanghai - as part of the company's long-term commitment to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable groups.

The new product was designed to fit smaller faces and is expected to filter more than 95 percent of PM2.5, dust and other particulates to help children and teenagers enjoy better and healthier breathing, said Stephen Shafer, president of 3M Greater China Area.

"Compared to adults, children and teenagers have more vulnerable and sensitive respiratory systems, so they have higher requirements for air quality," he said.