Masks are an important “protective equipment” in the fight against the new coronavirus. For a time, disposable masks and N95 masks became very popular. Masks were sold out almost simultaneously in various places, and they were out of stock. The prices were also high. The price has soared from the original 6 cents to 6 yuan. Not only that, news of three-no masks and fake masks have also come out one after another…
To popularize it, a medical surgical mask consists of a mask body and a tightening belt. The mask body is divided into three layers: inner, middle and outer layers:
The inner layer is made of skin-friendly material: ordinary sanitary gauze or non-woven fabric, the middle layer is an isolation filter layer: ultra-fine polypropylene fiber melt-blown material layer, and the outer layer is made of special material Bacterial layer: non-woven fabric or ultra-thin polypropylene melt-blown material layer.
An ordinary flat mask requires about 1g of meltblown cloth + 2g of spunbond cloth
An N95 mask requires about 3-4g of meltblown cloth Composed of spray cloth + 4g spunbond cloth
Melt-blown cloth is an important material for the production of medical surgical masks and N95 masks, and is called the “heart” of masks.
According to statistics from the China Industrial Textiles Industry Association, the production process of China’s nonwovens industry is dominated by spunbond. In 2018, the output of spunbond nonwovens was 2.9712 million tons, accounting for 50% of the total nonwovens output, and was mainly used in fields such as sanitary materials; the melt-blown process accounted for only 0.9%.
It can be calculated from this that in 2018, the domestic output of melt-blown nonwovens was 53,500 tons/year. These melt-blown cloths are not only used for masks, but also for environmental protection materials, clothing materials, battery separator materials, wiping materials, etc.
Compared with mask manufacturers, there are not many meltblown non-woven fabric manufacturers. Under such circumstances, the country has mobilized some source companies to put into full production and increase production capacity. However, at present, it seems that the situation is not optimistic in the face of textile platforms and the circle of textile people’s friends who are everywhere asking for melt-blown non-woven fabrics. China’s production speed is facing unprecedented challenges during this pneumonia!
According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the current maximum daily production capacity of masks is 20 million pieces. Calculated based on the maximum production capacity, the annual output exceeds 7.3 billion pieces.
my country is the world’s largest mask producer and exporter, accounting for about 50% of the world’s annual mask output. According to data released by the China Textile Business Association, China’s mask output was approximately 4.54 billion pieces in 2018, exceeding 5 billion pieces in 2019, and is expected to exceed 6 billion pieces by 2020.
Data source: China Business Industry Research Institute
Currently, in the face of the pneumonia epidemic, all parts of the country are working day and night to increase production. The China Business Industry Research Institute predicts that the mask industry may have the following changes in the future:
1. Mask production will continue to rise
According to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China’s maximum mask production capacity is more than 20 million masks per day. After investigation, French domestic radio stations stated that the world’s largest medical mask production base is in China, with its production accounting for 80% of the world’s production. After the epidemic, the surplus production will be purchased and stored by the government, and companies that meet the standards can organize production at full capacity. It is expected that mask production will continue to increase in the future.
2. Professional masks will gradually occupy the market
With the continuous development of our country’s economy and the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, people’s consumption concepts and consumption levels have also changed. Big changes and improvements. In recent years, as the country attaches greater importance to personal safety protection and the incidence of occupational diseases such as pneumoconiosis has increased, the market space for professional masks is huge.
China Business Industry Research Institute pointed out that in the future, professional masks will continue to occupy the market, while the market share of low-end full gauze masks will continue to decrease. This is an inevitable trend. </p
