To cope with the shortage of masks and other medical supplies in the epidemic prevention and control, BYD will "moonlight" in the production of related materials.
Recently, the financial network automobile from BYD official learned that BYD has begun to deploy medical protective materials production equipment design and manufacturing, production of masks and disinfectant, to meet the current front line of the epidemic on the urgent need for medical protective materials.
Related BYD officials said, "The masks and disinfectant solution are expected to be mass-produced and shipped around Feb. 17 (mask production capacity can reach up to 5 million per day by the end of this month, and disinfectant solution production capacity of 50,000 bottles per day) until the epidemic eases and is eliminated."
Some industry experts believe that this spirit of the enterprise will be approved by the public, for the brand image will be very obvious, and is expected to become an industry phenomenon.
Turning to the production of "anti-epidemic materials"
According to the official introduction, BYD's masks and other medical protection supplies are expected to be mass-produced and shipped around February 17th.
In the face of the qualification requirements for the production of medical supplies, the relevant person in charge of BYD told finance and economics: "Currently actively preparing for the approval of the certification, the government is also in short supply of materials to open up a 'green channel'."
And in terms of the scale of production capacity of medical protective materials, BYD said that the mask production work will be arranged in Shenzhen Baolong plant, by BYD Electronics Business Group IX is responsible for the relevant work, the daily output of masks up to 5 million. Sterilizing solution by BYD Central Research Institute is responsible for, the daily output of 50,000 bottles.
In addition, the masks and disinfectant production will involve the supply of raw materials, production processes and other aspects of the problem. BYD said, the company has a professional equipment research and development and technical team, and has a long-term cooperation and stable upstream raw material resources, the product will also be strictly in accordance with the current national standards to produce.
The BYD side also told Caijing.com that the anti-epidemic action of transforming the production line to switch to the production of masks and disinfectant will continue until the epidemic is alleviated and eliminated, and that "the first batch of shortage supplies after mass production shipments will be directed to donate to specific groups of people such as the drivers of buses, cabs, and online cars, as well as volunteers, airports, and aircrews, etc. "
Donations and donations amount to 11 million yuan
From being a well-known vehicle manufacturer, it has begun to juggle the production of masks and disinfectants, the latest move by BYD on the epidemic prevention front.
Previously, BYD has already supported the front line of the fight against the epidemic through donations.
On January 28, BYD donated funds of RMB 10 million to the Hubei Provincial Charity Federation through the BYD Charity Foundation to support the prevention and control of the new coronavirus-infected pneumonia epidemic. Subsequently, on Jan. 30, faced with extremely tight medical supplies at the front line, BYD took advantage of its overseas branch and once again added 1 million yuan worth of N95 masks, which, according to the official introduction, were sent to the country from BYD's Brazilian branch.
Transformation of production lines or become an industry phenomenon
In addition, finance network car learned that, in the face of the automobile production to switch to the production of epidemic prevention materials, there have been a number of car companies have begun to deploy resources or begin to study the program.
At present, SAIC-GM-Wuling is also in the form of transforming the production workshop for the production of masks.
It is understood that SAIC-GM-Wuling **** set up 14 mask production lines, of which 4 for the N95 mask production line, 10 for the general medical protection mask production line, the daily production capacity is expected to reach more than 1.7 million, took the way of joint suppliers to produce masks.
The afternoon of February 8, GAC Group also said it is studying to build the processing and production of mask equipment and production line program, has begun to examine the mask production equipment manufacturers, and began training relevant craftspeople, is making every effort to mobilize resources.
Additionally, according to the financial network, the work will be promoted by GAC's parts and components business unit.
Ren Wanfu, an automotive industry analyst, believes that BYD and SAIC-GM-Wuling's revamping of their production lines to produce medical supplies reflects the social responsibility and commitment of these companies and sets an example for the automotive industry. "For manufacturing companies, playing to their strengths during the special period of short-term medical supplies is a better way to solve practical problems than simply donating money and goods."
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