Since the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, medical and health protection supplies such as masks and disinfectants have become in short supply. Not only domestic ones have been sold out, but also foreign ones. This has created a situation where it is difficult to find a "mask". In fact, China, as the world's factory, produces half of the world's masks, with a daily output of 20 million. However, because the epidemic hit so suddenly, demand increased rapidly, and it was during the Spring Festival holiday that production capacity was not available. can fully recover, resulting in masks being in short supply. However, China is no longer the world's factory, so some other factories with production conditions have also urgently transformed to produce masks, disinfectants and other protective equipment to contribute to the country's "anti-epidemic". Among them, BYD, Guangzhou Automobile Group, and Wuling not only donated money and materials, but also "cross-border" production of masks and disinfectants, joining the front line of "anti-epidemic" with their own practical actions.
On February 5, BYD added the R&D, production, and sales of disinfectant products to Shanwei BYD Industrial Co., Ltd., which was originally out of reach of disinfectants; on February 8, it was announced Masks and disinfectant have entered the production process and are expected to be mass-produced and shipped around February 17. By the end of February, the production capacity of masks can reach 5 million pieces/day and the production capacity of disinfectant can reach 50,000 bottles/day.
On February 6, SAIC-GM-Wuling announced that it would work with suppliers to convert production lines to produce masks, using practical actions to support the fight against the epidemic. According to the project construction plan, the dust-free workshop will be renovated by Guangxi Construction Engineering Group and will be completed and put into use within this month. A total of 14 mask production lines will be set up, including 4 N95 mask production lines and 10 general medical protective mask production lines. , the daily production volume is expected to reach more than 1.7 million units. Moreover, the first batch of 200,000 masks officially rolled off the production line on February 9, and the speed of production is impressive.
Also on February 6, the latest news from the official WeChat public account of GAC Group showed that in order to understand the manufacturing, assembly and debugging technology of mask production equipment and study the technical feasibility of a new mask production line, the Secretary of the Party Committee of GAC Group , Chairman Zeng Qinghong led Li Jin, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of GAC Parts, and Gong Hanqing, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager, to investigate Kuaiyuda, a manufacturer of mask production equipment in Dongguan. On February 7, GAC Parts Technology Center sent a number of party members and employees to Kuaiyuda Company to participate in a 15-day study. It seems that Guangzhou Automobile Group is also going to start producing masks online.
As a major industrial country in the world, China can easily produce masks. As more and more factories transform to produce masks, the situation of hard-to-find masks will soon be broken. The editor is here to give you some tips. BYD, Wuling, GAC and other companies that have taken practical actions to join the front line of "anti-epidemic" praise them. They believe that with the joint efforts of the Chinese people, the epidemic will soon be eliminated.
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