Interpretation: According to the data provided by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the maximum production capacity of masks in China is more than 20 million/day, and the production capacity of N95 masks is about 600,000/day.
After the outbreak, the production capacity of masks was greatly limited because the manufacturers stopped production during the Spring Festival. Masks are not a necessity for ordinary consumers, even in pharmacies, and the inventory is limited. After the outbreak of the epidemic, many consumers robbed masks, which led to a further emergency in mask inventory.
On February 9th, Chen Da, deputy director of the Economic and Trade Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said that as of February 7th, the capacity utilization rate of mask manufacturers in China had reached 73%, of which the capacity utilization rate of medical masks had reached 87%.
With the resumption of work in various parts of the country, the flow of people has increased, and the supply of masks is in short supply. Masks are still one of the most scarce strategic materials at present.
Manufacturing enterprises are labor-intensive, and responsible enterprises need to help employees prepare masks and other necessary protective equipment. According to the current epidemic situation and the standardized operation at the production site, one person consumes two masks every day.
For example, GAC has 1 10000 employees, and BYD has 220,000 employees. In the case of fully returning to work, the demand for masks by their own employees is astronomical. In the current shortage of masks, it is almost impossible to achieve self-sufficiency by outsourcing.
The optimistic situation is that manufacturers with clean workshops, such as car companies, can spare part of their production capacity to produce protective materials such as masks.
In the production process of medical masks, there are special requirements for the production environment, which require constant temperature and humidity, and the masks cannot be polluted by small impurities such as dust.
According to car home, citing relevant medical device practitioners, medical surgical masks can almost be "equipment, factories and materials", but the difficulty lies in the production qualification and professional dust-free workshop.
The automobile industry generally reserves some land, and some automobile electronics industries have many dust-free workshops and anti-static workshops. The "painting workshop" in the production of automobile enterprises has extremely strict requirements for "clean environment", which can meet the requirements of mask production.
In this aid, SAIC-GM-Wuling cooperated with upstream supplier Guangxi Deford Group to produce masks by transforming the production line. Previously, Guangxi Deford Group, which mainly produced polymer materials such as NVH soundproof cotton, was responsible for providing workshops and masks, while SAIC-GM-Wuling would provide personnel and technical support in production management, project management, equipment support, quality control and packaging.
BYD is responsible for the cross-border production of masks by the ninth division of its electronics business group. Prior to this, Jiusi was mainly engaged in the OEM of mobile phones, tablet computers, notebook computers and automotive electronics. According to Li Yunfei, deputy general manager of BYD Auto Sales Co., Ltd., the mask is produced by Shenzhen BYD Electronic Industry Group. It is expected to be put into production in February 17, and climb to the design capacity at the end of the month.
According to the plan announced by BYD, disinfectant and masks will be delivered as early as February 17, of which the production capacity of disinfectant is 50,000 bottles/day; The production capacity of medical masks is as high as 5 million per day. The first batch of masks and disinfectant produced by BYD will be donated to specific groups such as buses, taxis, online car drivers and volunteers, and will be supplied to the market at low prices.
According to insiders of Guangzhou Automobile Group, the cross-border production plan of masks will be promoted by Guangzhou Automobile Group's parts business headquarters, which will not affect the main business of vehicle manufacturing. At present, the Parts Division of Guangzhou Automobile Group has organized some talents to learn mask production equipment molding, welding, mechanical, electrical and other related technologies and production processes.
Car companies set aside some sites to build protective equipment assets, such as masks. On the one hand, it can not only solve the shortage of protective materials for their quick return to work; On the other hand, combined with its own ability, it has assumed social responsibilities and made positive contributions to fighting the epidemic.
This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.