Lakeland Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAKE) announced that its Vietnam cleanroom manufacturing facility has completed full qualification testing and is approved to produce Critical Environment garments.

According to a press release from the company, the first production lot manufactured after the cleanroom reopening passed independent SGS Helmke Drum testing, achieving Class 1 (Level 1) cleanliness under the IEST RP-CC003.5 standard. The tested garment recorded 216 particles at ≥0.5 µm, within the threshold for Class 1 certification.

The qualification extends Lakeland's Critical Environment production capacity beyond China and adds geographic diversification to its Asian manufacturing network.

"This is an important operational milestone for Lakeland," said Jim Jenkins, President, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Lakeland Industries. "Fully qualifying our Vietnam cleanroom expands our Critical Environment manufacturing capacity while creating greater flexibility across our global manufacturing network. It also allows us to better optimize production in China, where we continue to increase our focus on manufacturing higher-value Fire products for Eagle, LHD Australia, Hong Kong and other key growth markets."

Lakeland, which sells protective clothing and firefighter equipment in more than 50 countries, said the expanded Vietnam facility is intended to support supply chain continuity for customers in regulated critical environment industries.