United Safety Technology

What United Safety Technology does

United Safety Technology (UST) is a privately held domestic manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE), founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York, NY, with primary manufacturing operations at a 735,000-square-foot facility in Sparrows Point, MD (a renovated former Bethlehem Steel plant). The company produces two core product lines: Nextrile, a medical-grade nitrile exam glove with FDA 510(k) clearance and ASTM certification for chemotherapy and fentanyl protection, and Versatrile, a non-medical nitrile glove for industrial, food service, and janitorial applications. UST's underlying technology centers on high-speed production automation, process innovation, and a proprietary accelerator-free (ASZF) nitrile formulation that eliminates common allergens.

UST's business model is anchored on direct enterprise and government sales, targeting hospital systems, clinics, dental and veterinary practices, industrial buyers, and federal agencies including the VA and HHS. The company was awarded a $96.1 million contract from the Department of Defense (in coordination with HHS) in 2021 to scale domestic nitrile glove production, with planned total investment exceeding $350 million and planned annual capacity of 9+ billion gloves at full scale. The company is authorized as a Foreign Trade Zone (Subzone 74D), enabling reduced tariffs on imported raw materials and duty-free exports to support cost-competitive domestic manufacturing. At full ramp, the Sparrows Point facility is planned to create 2,000+ jobs, including positions for diverse and disabled workforce, positioning UST as both a commercial PPE manufacturer and a community renewal initiative in the former Bethlehem Steel industrial footprint.

The company sells primarily through direct enterprise sales and government contract processes, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its go-to-market emphasizes supply chain resilience for buyers seeking to reduce dependence on Asian PPE suppliers, particularly China, which historically provides approximately 40% of US nitrile glove supply. UST's marketing channels include content marketing via its blog, earned media in industry publications (Politico Pulse, NPR, Washington Post, Reuters), and industry association leadership through AMMA. The company operates a wholesale hardware sales model serving three primary segments: healthcare providers (medical-grade gloves), government agencies under Buy America Act compliance, and industrial/food service buyers (non-medical gloves).

Name

United Safety Technology

Legal name

United Safety Technology, Inc.

Website

https://unitedsafetytech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

United Safety Technology is a domestic PPE manufacturer producing FDA-cleared nitrile exam gloves (Nextrile) and non-medical nitrile gloves (Versatrile) for healthcare systems, federal agencies, and industrial buyers from its Sparrows Point, MD facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Nitrile Exam Gloves (Medical): Sale of FDA-cleared medical-grade nitrile exam gloves (Nextrile) to healthcare providers including hospitals, clinics, dental offices, and veterinary practices
2. Non-Medical Nitrile Gloves: Sale of Versatrile non-medical nitrile gloves for industrial, food service, and janitorial applications
3. Government Contracts: Federal government contracts awarded by DoD/HHS for domestic PPE manufacturing capacity, including the $96.1M contract to increase domestic nitrile glove production

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

United Safety Technology manufactures nitrile gloves at its Sparrows Point, Maryland facility using next-generation automation. The company sells Nextrile medical-grade powder-free nitrile exam gloves (FDA 510(k) cleared, ASTM D6978-05 tested for chemotherapy and fentanyl) to healthcare providers and government buyers, and Versatrile non-medical nitrile gloves (FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 validated) to industrial, food service, dental, and janitorial customers. Planned full-scale capacity exceeds 9 billion gloves per year.

Product overview

United Safety Technology (UST) is a domestic manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE), specializing exclusively in nitrile gloves. The company operates two core product lines: Nextrile (medical-grade exam gloves cleared by FDA 510(k) for healthcare settings, including chemotherapy and fentanyl protection) and Versatrile (non-medical nitrile gloves for food service, janitorial, dental, and industrial applications). Both products are manufactured at UST's 735,000-square-foot facility in Sparrows Point, Maryland, leveraging next-generation automation technology. The company also produces Seamless Gloves, Surgical Gloves, and Examination Gloves, with plans to manufacture over 9 billion gloves annually at full scale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nextrile: Medical Nitrile Exam Gloves - powder-free exam gloves for medical and clinical use, manufactured in the United States
• Versatrile

Products and services

• Nextrile Medical Nitrile Exam Glove

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce US dependence on China for nitrile gloves (currently 40% of US supply comes from China, with US manufacturers producing only ~2% of annual needs)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Medical Manufacturers Association (AMMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023UST founder Dan Izhaky serves as president of AMMA, an association of medical device manufacturers. UST participates in AMMA-led initiatives including PPE donations to allied nations. The association promotes domestic medical manufacturing and supply chain resilience.
• Dentec Safety SpecialistsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023UST partnered with Dentec Safety Specialists to donate 400 Comfort-Air reusable respirators with P100OV organic vapor filters to ZAKA, Israel's largest non-governmental rescue organization, in response to October 2023 terror attacks. Dentec covered shipping costs; UST funded manufacturing costs.
• U.S. Department of Commerce (Foreign-Trade Zones Board)coreOthersUST received Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) authorization from the FTZ Board of the US Department of Commerce. The designation enables reduced or eliminated tariffs on imported components and duty-free exports, improving cost competitiveness for domestic PPE manufacturing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell International: Diversified industrial conglomerate with a large PPE portfolio (gloves, respirators, eye protection) sold into occupational safety and healthcare. Comparable to UST in the disposable glove and PPE-overlap segments within its broader product portfolio.
• Hartalega Holdings: Leading Malaysian nitrile glove producer with significant US healthcare exposure. Comparable as a pure-play nitrile glove manufacturer; UST's US footprint positions it as a domestic alternative for the same hospital and GPO buyer base.
• Ansell: Global PPE leader with a sizable nitrile exam glove portfolio (e.g., TouchFlex, Microflex) sold to healthcare and industrial buyers. Comparable to UST across product, end markets, and FDA-cleared medical glove sales.
• 3M: Major US-based manufacturer of PPE including respirators, exam gloves, and protective apparel, with overlapping healthcare, industrial, and government customers. Comparable to UST in domestic PPE supply and reshoring-driven government contracting.
• Medline Industries: Large US-headquartered medical supply manufacturer and distributor with an extensive exam glove portfolio sold to hospitals, GPOs, and government channels. Comparable to UST as a domestic medical product supplier competing for healthcare and federal procurement contracts.
• Top Glove Corporation: World's largest nitrile and latex glove manufacturer, dominating the same product category UST targets. Direct product overlap in disposable exam and industrial gloves, and a key reference point for the cost curve UST must beat with FTZ-aided domestic production.

Direct peers

• Showa Group: Specialist single-use PPE and nitrile glove manufacturer with both medical and industrial SKUs. Highly comparable in product mix (disposable nitrile gloves for medical/food/industrial) and customer overlap with UST's healthcare and enterprise segments.
• Prestige Ameritech: US-based domestic PPE manufacturer (N95 respirators, surgical masks, and related products) that emerged during COVID-era reshoring. Closely comparable to UST as another American PPE maker pursuing federal contracts and reshoring mandates.

Others

• Cardinal Health: Major US medical product distributor with branded exam glove lines and PPE contract vehicles reaching hospitals and federal customers. Comparable as a channel and customer-base counterparty to UST, though not a direct manufacturing competitor.
• Henry Schein: Large US distributor of medical and dental supplies, including exam gloves to healthcare providers. Comparable to UST as an enterprise sales and distribution channel serving the same hospital, dental, and government buyer segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UnitedSafetyT

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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