In the context of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic global proliferation, the daily demand for global masks may reach hundreds of millions
The supply of Chinese KN95 and medical masks and other epidemic prevention materials plays a decisive role in the global epidemic prevention work。
1. Currently the bottleneck for the mask production capacity: is the core material of the mask, polypropylene melt-blown nonwoven fabrics
This material has insufficient production capacity, but the polypropylene melt-blown non-woven fabric production capacity is gradually forming an effective production capacity after nearly three months of capacity construction Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on January 23, 2020.
The newly-built production lines of many polypropylene melt-blown nonwoven fabric manufacturers such as Sinopec Group and other large petrochemical groups have been put into operation one after another.
2. The production capacity of excellent KN95 mask manufacturers are mostly taken over by the Chinese government
The production capacity of qualified and large-scale KN95 mask manufacturers (about 100) in China are mostly taken over by the Chinese government. The production capacity is uniformly distributed by the Chinese government Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic prevention department according to domestic and international needs, but extra capacity allows to export.
Therefore, the quality of the masks exported before April, through the Chinese government`s unified assistance to other foreign governments, is guaranteed, and the quality of products directly exported by some large suppliers is also guaranteed. For most of small exporters and trading company, There is no quality guarantee for products.
3. The quality of the masks
With the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19), so many people have invested in this industry, most of them are individuals or micro companies, buying one or several production lines. But the core material for mask: polypropylene melt-blown non-woven fabrics because of the bottleneck in production capacity, they have no channel to purchase the materials with excellent quality, there is another reason why they are not willing to purchase these high-quality products,the price for the core materials has skyrocketed from USD2000 / ton to USD60,000 / ton), they will like to purchase polypropylene melt-blown nonwoven fabrics from small factories whose quality cannot be guaranteed, plus production, quality control and Experience, product quality cannot be guaranteed at all.
There are too many exporters and trading companies in China. They are willing to purchase the masks from these small factories and suppliers, and then claim that the products have passed the US FDA and European and American CE FFP2 certification. In fact, these certifications have no meaning. There are too many Certification Companies with "making money" as the core value in China,as long as you pay money, you can get the certification …
4. The KN95 mask supply market development trends
Since the begining of April, with the gradual end of the domestic Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic in China, the demand for masks in China will gradually decrease, at the same time, the core material of the masks: polypropylene melt-blown non-woven fabrics manufacturing capacities will gradually be released, High-quality KN95 mask production capacity will be more used for gloabl market.