The first batch of product catalogs for government procurement and storage is released!
On February 9, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly issued a document clarifying the role of government reserves in supporting the increase in production and supply of materials in short supply in response to the epidemic, and supporting enterprises to increase production. All key medical protective materials are purchased and stored by the government.
This is after the relevant person in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission emphasized on February 5 that the government will purchase and store surplus output after the epidemic, and the official issued a clear statement.
Of course, there is still a big gap in protective equipment such as masks. On February 8, Hubei Province held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus infection pneumonia epidemic. Cao Guangjing, Vice Governor of Hubei Province, said that the current resumption rate of protective products companies in Hubei has reached 100%, but there is still a large gap in the demand for protective clothing and N95 masks.
As an important force in China’s economic development, listed companies take the initiative to assume social responsibilities and actively support epidemic prevention and control. In addition to companies engaged in medical devices and protective products that are working overtime or urgently expanding production, a number of listed companies that did not originally produce protective products are launching related production lines.
Industry insiders said that the automatic production line of masks uses rolls of non-woven fabric, automatically cuts it into the shape of the mask, laminates it and welds the ear straps, and packages the finished product after disinfection and other procedures. The entire process is fully automated. The raw materials required for medical surgical masks include non-woven fabrics, melt-blown fabrics, filter materials, ethylene oxide sterilization, paper and plastic packaging materials, ear straps, etc. The timely supply of raw materials and the availability of personnel are important factors that determine the current production capacity recovery rate.
The first batch of government procurement and storage
The product catalog is released
On February 9, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the “Notice on Giving full play to the role of government reserves to support the increase in production and supply of materials in short supply in response to the epidemic” ( (referred to as the “Notice”), it is clear that the role of government reserves will be used to support the increase in production and supply of materials in short supply in response to the epidemic. All key medical protective materials produced by enterprises will be purchased, purchased and stored by the government.
Picture source: National Development and Reform Commission official website
The first batch of government procurement and storage The product catalog includes: medical protective clothing, N95 medical grade protective masks, medical surgical masks, medical disposable masks, important raw materials for the production of medical protective clothing, medical masks, medical goggles, protective visors, negative pressure protective hoods, medical Isolation gowns, new coronavirus nucleic acid detection kits, fully automatic infrared body temperature detectors, drugs and vaccines that have been confirmed to be effective in treatment by the health and drug regulatory authorities in accordance with procedures.
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The notice clearly supports the focus of production epidemic prevention and control Medical supplies companies must quickly release existing production capacity, further increase production, resume work and production at full capacity as soon as possible, and support relevant companies to rapidly expand production capacity through technological transformation and adding production lines (equipment). Support qualified enterprises to switch production as soon as possible and focus on the production of urgently needed medical supplies in response to the epidemic. Actively help enterprises solve practical difficulties such as funds, qualifications, production sites, equipment purchases, and raw material procurement, promote a virtuous cycle of upstream and downstream production, and improve the production capacity of the entire industry chain.
Hubei’s resumption rate reaches 100%
Protective clothing, N95 masks There is still a big gap
On February 8, Hubei Province held a press conference on the prevention and control of the new coronavirus infection pneumonia epidemic. Cao Guangjing, Vice Governor of Hubei Province, said that the current resumption rate of protective products companies in Hubei has reached 100%, but there is still a large gap in the demand for protective clothing and N95 masks.
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Face Due to the shortage of masks and other protective equipment, all departments across the country are actively trying to find solutions. According to CCTV reports, from the Spring Festival holiday to the present, the China Textile Federation has conducted thorough research on thousands of manufacturing companies such as masks, protective clothing, disinfectant wipes and key raw materials, contacted more than 300 key companies one by one by phone, and advocated that member companies make good use of the Spring Festival holiday. During this period, work and production resumed. According to preliminary statistics, as of now, the daily output of various types of medical masks nationwide exceeds 14 million, and the daily output of medical protective clothing exceeds 40,000 pieces (sets).
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Many In order to speed up the resumption of the production of masks and other anti-epidemic materials, the region has introduced corresponding subsidy policies for mask manufacturers. Sichuan Province recently issued “Ten Measures to Accelerate the Production of Epidemic Prevention and Control Materials.” Support enterprises that produce masks, protective clothing, electronic thermometers and other epidemic prevention and control materials to work overtime and provide subsidies for overtime wages of employees included in the supported enterprises in accordance with national regulations in provincial industrial development funds. Enterprises supported by the province and meeting certain conditions will be included in the transformation to produce masks and protective clothing.��, for those who produce products that meet the standards, provincial industrial development funds will provide subsidies based on 50% of the enterprise’s equipment investment.
Hao Fuqing, deputy director of the Department of Social Development of the National Development and Reform Commission, emphasized at a press conference held by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council on February 5 that the government will carry out surplus production after the epidemic. As long as the procurement and storage standards are met, enterprises can organize production at full capacity.
In addition, Chen Zhijiang, deputy director of the Price Supervision and Competition Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said at a press conference held by the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council on February 8 that problems on the production side are becoming increasingly prominent. , especially the manufacturing equipment and raw and auxiliary materials for masks and other prevention and control materials have risen too fast. The State Administration for Market Regulation attaches great importance to it and requires the implementation of full-chain supervision from production to consumption of important prevention and control materials such as masks.
Listed companies are operating at full capacity to ensure supply
Some companies are rapidly Change of production
As an important force in China’s economic development, listed companies take the initiative to assume social responsibilities and actively support epidemic prevention and control.
Yang Xiaodong, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Huaren Pharmaceuticals, said on February 8 that after the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus infection, hospitals in various places, especially those in the Hubei epidemic area, had a demand for infusion products. During the Spring Festival, the company urgently organized the shipment of multiple batches of pharmaceutical supplies to the epidemic areas in Hubei, and officially resumed production on February 3 to ensure supply. At present, about 60% of the employees on the production line have returned to work. The current production workshop is working overtime and at full capacity to produce infusion products that are urgently needed to fight the epidemic.
In addition to companies engaged in medical devices and protective products that are working overtime or urgently expanding production, a number of listed companies that did not originally produce protective products are launching related production lines.
On February 8, a reporter from China Securities News learned from Sinopec that as of noon on February 7, Sinopec had completed 11 mask production lines with partners and was about to enter the equipment Installer. According to preliminary estimates, by February 10, Sinopec will help increase the production capacity of masks by 130,000 pieces per day. By February 29, the new production capacity will be 600,000 pieces per day. By March 10, the new production capacity will be . More than 1 million pieces/day. On February 6, Sinopec stated on its official Weibo that the company had raw material meltblown cloth and urgently needed mask machines to increase the production of masks to fight the epidemic.
On February 7, Bainiao Bird stated that Shanghai Baoniao Clothing Co., Ltd., a company controlled by the company, was entrusted by the Shanghai Economic and Information Commission to urgently set up an isolation gown production line at the factory in Songjiang District, Shanghai to help Fight the epidemic.
In addition, Foxconn, SAIC-GM-Wuling and other companies have also “transformed” and switched to producing masks. Diaper and underwear manufacturers such as Daddy Baby, Sanqiang Underwear, Hongdou Clothing, and Mercury Home Textiles have also changed their production plans and switched to producing masks.
For example, the home textile company Huafang Co., Ltd. stated on the investor relations platform on February 7 that in accordance with the deployment requirements of the Binzhou Municipal Government on the current epidemic prevention and control work, the company temporarily Convert part of the production capacity to produce civilian masks. Now under intense production, the daily output has reached 20,000 pieces.
The West China Securities research report pointed out that overall, the technical barriers to the production of medical masks are not high, and the main bottlenecks lie in medical qualifications and raw material supply. The automatic production line for masks uses rolls of non-woven fabric, which is automatically cut into the shape of the mask, laminated and then welded with ear straps, and the finished product is packaged after sterilization and other procedures. The entire process is fully automated. The raw materials required for medical surgical masks include non-woven fabrics, melt-blown fabrics, filter materials, ethylene oxide sterilization, paper and plastic packaging materials, ear straps, etc. The timely supply of raw materials and the availability of personnel are important factors that determine the current production capacity recovery rate.
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