As of 24:00 on January 29, the National Health Commission has received reports from 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps of a total of 7,711 confirmed cases, 1,370 severe cases, and a total of 170 deaths. A total of 124 cases have been cured and discharged, and a total of 12,167 suspected cases.
The country is entering a critical period in the fight against the epidemic. As the domestic epidemic gradually expands, masks are in short supply in various places. Many mask and protective clothing companies that have resumed work report that there is a shortage of production raw materials.
According to reports, from the perspective of mask materials, polypropylene high-melt non-woven special materials have become the best choice to produce polypropylene products with a melt mass flow rate of 33-41g/min, reaching Hygienic polypropylene nonwoven fabric standard. From the perspective of fiber application fields, polypropylene fiber special material products are used in non-woven fabrics, clothing fabrics, carpet filaments, medical surgical supplies, civil hygiene products and other fields.
In terms of medical and health care, non-woven fabrics produced from polypropylene non-woven special materials can be used for disposable surgical gowns and sheets. , masks, covers, liquid-absorbent pads, etc. Non-woven masks are made of two inner layers of fiber non-woven fabrics professionally used for medical and health care, with an additional layer of filter-sprayed cloth in the middle that can prevent bacteria up to 99.999% and are ultrasonically welded. Made of non-woven masks, the nose bridge of the non-woven mask is made of environmentally friendly all-plastic strips, which do not contain any metal and are breathable and comfortable.
The reporter learned that in response to the current shortage of raw materials, refining and chemical companies quickly changed their production plans to ensure full supply of special polypropylene materials. Sinopec Chemical Sales North China Company immediately optimized the company’s production schedule and produced corresponding products and quantities to ensure supply to downstream customers. The North China Company coordinates production enterprises such as Qingdao Refining and Chemical, Jinan Refining and Yanshan Petrochemical, and prioritizes medical and health non-woven materials such as Jinan Refining and Chemical Y40X, Qingdao Refining and Chemical Y38Q, and Yanshan Petrochemical’s K4912 and K5806Y infusion bottle special materials related to epidemic prevention. The production of brands, and increase the production capacity according to customer needs.
The first batch of Qingdao Refining Y38Q raw materials has been delivered to Shandong Junfu Factory, which is a supplier of 3M and a well-known domestic non-woven company.
Donghua Energy was the first to announce that it would fully guarantee the supply of high-melt finger fiber Y381H for the production of medical masks. Shanghai SECCO went all out to ensure the raw materials for medical supplies. Luoyang Petrochemical pointed out that if there is an emergency demand for fiber materials in early February , will organize enterprises to optimize production and ensure the supply of raw materials.
The reporter learned that Sinopec North China has planned to produce fiber materials throughout the month due to Jinan Refining and Chemical Co., Ltd., and has not yet increased its production schedule. Dalian Organic Double Line is producing high-melt finger fiber, and Juzhengyuan continues to focus on promoting Y40L For fiber materials, Dushanzi Petrochemical is on standby and will adjust its production plan at any time to ensure the demand of downstream factories. PetroChina ensures the supply of high-quality sanitary materials for the country and goes all out in the face of the epidemic.
There are currently many high-melt fiber manufacturers in China, and the annual high-melt fiber production in 2019 was about 880,000 tons.
The following table shows the production brands and uses of relevant manufacturing companies.
Specific cases
Donghua Energy fully guarantees
Normal supply of medical non-woven materials during the Spring Festival
The epidemic is approaching fiercely. Medical masks in many pharmacies on the market are currently out of stock. In addition, there are varying degrees of shortages in disposable medical non-woven pads, protective clothing, hats, shoe covers and other products.
In the face of the epidemic, medical masks and other medical masks are not only indispensable protective materials for front-line medical staff, but also bear the important task of protecting people’s safety when going out. In order to combat the epidemic and ensure the supply of medical and sanitary materials, medical and sanitary material manufacturers gave up the Spring Festival holiday and resumed work one after another. Medical masks are mainly made of polypropylene non-woven fabrics, and Y381H, a special material for medical non-woven fabrics produced by Donghua Energy, is one of the main raw materials. Faced with the severe situation, Donghua Energy responded quickly and established an emergency management center before the holiday. All employees of Donghua Energy were required to be on standby at the first level and must go all out to ensure the production and sales of special medical non-woven materials and ensure Medical and sanitary material manufacturers have sufficient raw materials.
As of the Spring Festival, Donghua Energy has urgently allocated supplies and supplied nearly 10,000 tons of Y381H, a special medical non-woven material, to medical and sanitary material manufacturers such as Meirun Co., Ltd. and Guangdong Bidefu. Currently, these special medical non-woven materials are being made into urgently needed medical masks by front-line production employees who gave up the Spring Festival holiday and are working overtime, etc., and are being sent to all parts of the country to provide protection for people. At the same time, during the Spring Festival, Donghua Energy successively received orders from medical and sanitary material manufacturers. It is expected that during the Spring Festival, Donghua Energy will supply more than 2,000 tons of medical nonwovens to Meirun Co., Ltd., Guangdong Bidefu, Shanghai Fengwei and other companies. Cloth special material Y381H.
In order to ensure supply, Donghua Energy’s front-line production employees also gave up the Spring Festival holiday and worked overtime under the organization of the company to ensure that special materials for medical non-woven fabricsThe stable production of Y381H ensures the continuous supply of raw materials for medical and sanitary material manufacturers.
Currently, Donghua Energy has opened a 24-hour service hotline: 4009282626 to ensure a stable supply of raw materials during the Spring Festival.
Sino-Korean Petrochemical Company
Produces 5,700 tons of masks and protective clothing in 10 days Special materials for polypropylene
On January 28, in order to support the national new coronavirus epidemic control, Sinopec promptly optimized the company’s production, coordinated the STPP equipment, and switched the grade to SZ30S in advance. This product is mainly used to produce non-woven fabrics and is the basic material for the production of medical masks. The company plans to produce approximately 5,700 tons of this product in 10 days. </p
